Risk of herpes simplex virus type 2 acquisition increases over early adulthood: evidence from a cohort study

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Risk of herpes simplex virus type 2 acquisition increases over early adulthood: evidence from a cohort study

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The full text of this article is freely and openly accessible from the following repository: https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc2598626 OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine how the risk of acquisition of herpes simplex type 2 infection varies with age and sex in early adulthood. DESIGN/ SETTING: A cohort study of 1037 children established at age three from those born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1972/3. PARTICIPANTS: At the age 32 assessment, 884 participants (432 women and 452 men), 87.1% ...

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Article

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2007

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Dickson, N. / van Roode, T. / Herbison, G.P. / Taylor, J. / Cunningham, A.L. / Paul, C.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/13948

Related subjects

virus antibody / adult / antibody detection / cohort analysis / controlled study / female / Herpes simplex / Herpes simplex virus 2 / human / incidence / infection risk / major clinical study / male / seroprevalence / sexual behavior / virus transmission / age distribution / cohort studies / Herpes genitalis / human Herpesvirus 2 / New Zealand / risk factors

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