The prevalence, incidence and risk factors of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among pregnant Zimbabwean women followed up nine months after childbirth

BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is the leading cause of genital ulcer disease worldwide. The virus can be transmitted to neonates and there are scarce data regarding incidence of HSV-2 among women in pregnancy and after childbirth. The aim of this study is to measure the incidence an...

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Main Authors: Munjoma, Marshall W, Kurewa, Edith N, Mapingure, Munyaradzi P, Mashavave, Grace V, Chirenje, Mike Z, Rusakaniko, Simbarashe, Hussain, Akhtar, Stray-Pedersen, Babill
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819995/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20064273
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-10-2
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