Rapidly Cleared Episodes of Herpes Simplex Virus Reactivation in Immunocompetent Adults
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- 15 October 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 198 (8) , 1141-1149
- https://doi.org/10.1086/591913
Abstract
Background. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) remains latent in nerve root ganglia of infected persons and is thought to reactivate several times yearly. ReKeywords
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