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Special papers Herpes progenitalis – prevention of herpes simplex virus infections

Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2015
Genital herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted viral diseases and the most common cause of mucosal erosions and ulcerations in the genital area.
Ewelina Biało-Wójcicka, Sławomir Majewski, Katarzyna Łoza   +2 more
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Optimal management of genital herpes: current perspectives

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2016
Andreas Sauerbrei Institute of Virology and Antiviral Therapy, German Consulting Laboratory for Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany Abstract: As one of the most ...
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Carrageenan-Based Acyclovir Mucoadhesive Vaginal Tablets for Prevention of Genital Herpes [PDF]

, 2020
Women are the most affected by genital herpes, which is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, affecting more than 400 million people worldwide. The application of vaginal microbicides could provide a safe method of protection. Acyclovir
Roberto Ruiz-Caro, Rubio Alonso, Juan, Ruiz-Caro, Roberto, Juan Rubio, María-Dolores Veiga, Veiga, María Dolores, Pacheco Quito, Edisson Mauricio, Tamayo, Aitana, Pacheco-Quito, Edisson-Mauricio, Tamayo Hernando, Aitana, Veiga Ochoa, María Dolores, Aitana Tamayo, Ruiz Caro, Roberto, Edisson-Mauricio Pacheco-Quito, Rubio, Juan   +14 more
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Effect of genital herpes on cervicovaginal HIV shedding in women co-infected with HIV AND HSV-2 in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
To compare the presence and quantity of cervicovaginal HIV among HIV seropositive women with clinical herpes, subclinical HSV-2 infection and without HSV-2 infection respectively; to evaluate the association between cervicovaginal HIV and HSV shedding ...
Riedner, Gabriele, Todd, J., Leonard Maboko, Mabey, David, Lyamuya Eligius, Rusizoka, M, Helen A Weiss, Lyamuya, E., Weiss, H. A., See Profile, Belec Laurent, Hoelscher Michael, Mabey David, Riedner, G., Weiss Helen A., Rusizoka, M., Hayes, R., Mary Rusizoka, Lyamuya, Eligius, Maboko, L., Helen A. Weiss, Maboko Leonard, Maboko, Leonard, Rusizoka, Mary, Rusizoka Mary, Jim Todd, Belec, Laurent, Hayes, R, Todd Jim, Weiss, Helen A, Hoelscher, M., Hayes Richard, Hoelscher, Michael, Laurent Belec, Weiss, H.A., Michael Hoelscher, Mabey, D, Riedner, G, Todd, Jim, Weiss, Helen A., Belec, L, Hayes, Richard, Richard Hayes, Gabriele Riedner, Belec, L., Mabey, D., Riedner Gabriele, Eligius Lyamuya, David Mabey   +48 more
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Herpes simplex virus type 2: epidemiology and management options in developing countries [PDF]

, 2007
Genital herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) is highly prevalent worldwide and an increasingly important cause of genital ulcer disease (GUD). Continued HSV2 transmission is facilitated by the large number of undiagnosed cases, the frequency of atypical ...
Geretti, AM, Paz-Bailey, G., Ramaswamy, M., Paz-Bailey, G, Hawkes, SJ, Hawkes, S. J., Geretti, A. M., Ramaswamy, M   +7 more
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Episodic therapy for genital herpes in sub-saharan Africa: a pooled analysis from three randomized controlled trials. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: A randomized controlled trial in South Africa found a beneficial effect of acyclovir on genital ulcer healing, but no effect was seen in trials in Ghana, Central African Republic and Malawi.
LeGoff, Jerome, Lewis, David A., Weiss, Helen A, Helen A Weiss, Phiri, Sam, David A Lewis, Hoffman, Irving F, Gerard Gresenguet, Laurent Belec, Pepin, Jacques, William C Miller, Jerome LeGoff, Weiss, Helen A., Sam Phiri, Gabriela Paz Bailey, Miller, William C, David A. Lewis, Paz Bailey, Gabriela, Helen A. Weiss, Irving F Hoffman, Mayaud, Philippe, William C. Miller, Lewis, David A, Philippe Mayaud, Jacques Pepin, Miller, William C., Gresenguet, Gerard, Irving F. Hoffman, Belec, Laurent, Hoffman, Irving F.   +29 more
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Reduction of HIV-1 RNA levels with therapy to suppress herpes simplex virus. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic data suggest that infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is associated with increased genital shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA and HIV-1 transmissibility. METHODS: We conducted a randomized,
Becquart, Pierre, Van de Perre, Philippe, Sanon, Anselme, Segondy, Michel, Weiss, Helen A, Andonaba, Jean-Baptiste, Vallo, Roselyne, ANRS 1285 Study Group, Sawadogo, Adrien, Nagot, Nicolas, Foulongne, Vincent, Vergne, Laurence, Mayaud, Philippe, Ouédraogo, Abdoulaye, Defer, Marie-Christine, Djagbaré, Didier, Konaté, Issouf   +16 more
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Seroprevalence, predictors and estimated incidence of maternal and neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 infection in semi-urban women in Kilifi, Kenya [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 (HSV-2) has public health importance as a leading cause of genital ulcers, a co-factor in HIV-1 acquisition and transmission and as a cause of neonatal herpes infections.
Awuondo Ken, Pauli N Amornkul, Ngetsa, C, Nyiro Joyce U, Amornkul, PN, Ngetsa, Caroline, Sanders, EJ, Amornkul Pauli N, Amornkul, Pauli N., Bukusi, E, Wale, Steve, Caroline Ngetsa, James Nokes D, Price Matthew A, Elizabeth Bukusi, Price, Matthew A., Price, MA, Joyce U Nyiro, Ngetsa Caroline, Bukusi, Elizabeth Anne, Bukusi Elizabeth, Nokes, D. James, Awuondo, Ken, Nokes, DJ, Wale Steve, Ken Awuondo, D James Nokes, Sanders Eduard J, Nyiro, JU, Awuondo, K, Nyiro, Joyce U., Eduard J Sanders, Wale, S, Matthew A Price, Sanders, Eduard J., Steve Wale   +35 more
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Correlates of HIV-1 genital shedding in Tanzanian women. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Understanding the correlates of HIV shedding is important to inform strategies to reduce HIV infectiousness. We examined correlates of genital HIV-1 RNA in women who were seropositive for both herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 and HIV-1 and who ...
Clare Tanton, David A. Ross, Watson-Jones Deborah, Weiss, Helen A, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Helen A Weiss, Richard J. Hayes, Laurent Belec, Tanton, Clare, Le Goff, Jerome, Hayes, Richard J, Deborah Watson-Jones, Le Goff Jerome, Belec Laurent, Baisley, Kathy, Changalucha John, Weiss Helen A., Everett Dean, Ross, David A, Everett, Dean, David A Ross, Kathy Baisley, Changalucha, John, Mary Rusizoka, Jerome Le Goff, Helen A. Weiss, John Changalucha, Tanton Clare, Dean Everett, Richard J Hayes, Baisley Kathy, Ross David A., Rusizoka, Mary, Rusizoka Mary, Hayes Richard J., Belec, Laurent   +35 more
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The Diagnosis of Genital Herpes – Beyond Culture: An Evidence-Based Guide for the Utilization of Polymerase Chain Reaction and Herpes Simplex Virus Type-Specific Serology

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2007
Accurate identification of persons with genital herpes is necessary for optimal patient management and prevention of transmission. Because of inherent inaccuracies, clinical diagnosis of genital herpes should be confirmed by laboratory testing for the ...
S Ratnam, A Severini, G Zahariadis, M Petric, B Romanowski   +4 more
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