Calculating the Contribution of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Epidemics to Increasing HIV Incidence: Treatment Implications
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- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (s5) , S240-S247
- https://doi.org/10.1086/422361
Abstract
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted pathogen worldwide. There is considerable biological and epidemiologicKeywords
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