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Cervical cancer: is herpes simplex virus type II a cofactor?
Clinical microbiology reviews - 1 Oct 1995
Jones C
Abstract excerpt
In many ways, cervical cancer behaves as a sexually transmitted disease. The major risk factors are multiple sexual partners and early onset of sexual activity. Although high-risk types of human papillomaviruses (HPV) play an important role in the development of nearly all cases of cervical cancer, other sexually transmitted infectious agents may be cofactors. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is transmitted...
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