Recurrent genital infection in the guinea pig: differences between herpes simplex types 1 and 2.

doi:10.1159/000150279

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Recurrent genital infection in the guinea pig: differences between herpes simplex types 1 and 2.

Intervirology - 1 Jan 1992

Landry M L, Myerson D, Bull C

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Recurrence rates of genital infections are significantly higher for herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 than HSV type 1. Reasons for this difference are not known. In this report, multiple strains of HSV-1 and HSV-2 were evaluated in the guinea-pig model. HSV-2 strains showed significantly higher g...

Topics

Acute Disease
Animals
Female
Genetic Variation
Guinea Pigs
Herpes Genitalis
Nervous System Diseases
Recurrence
Simplexvirus
Virus Shedding

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