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Genotypic analysis of sequential genital herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) isolates of patients with recurrent HSV-1 associated genital herpes.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2004
Roest R W, Carman W F, Maertzdorf J, Scoular A, Harvey J, Kant M, Van Der Meijden W I, Verjans Georges M G M, Osterhaus A D M E
Abstract excerpt
Clinical recurrences of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)-associated genital herpes are thought to be caused by reactivation of latent endogenous HSV-1. However, the possibility of reinfection with exogenous HSV-1 cannot be excluded. This study aimed to determine the incidence of genital HSV-1 superinfection in patients by investigating the genotype of sequential HSV-1 isolates obtained from the same anatomical...
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