Incidence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in penile lesions of college men

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Abstract
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) was isolated from penile lesions of 15 college men. Using (E)‐5‐(2‐bromovinyl)‐2'‐deoxyuridine sensitivity, monoclonal antibody immunofluorescence, and restriction endonuclease EcoRI digestion of viral DNA, 4 of 15 (26%) isolates were found to be HSV‐1, and 11 of 15 (74%) isolates were found to be HSV‐2. It is likely that some of the genital HSV‐1 infections are related to oral genital contact, but this fact could not be established for all cases, since the females in this group had previously been shown to have a high incidence of genital HSV‐1.