Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 are both known to cause mucosal and skin infections. HSV-1 is regarded as the main virus type in the orofacial region, whereas HSV-2 is mainly associated with genital infections. Recently, an increase in HSV-1 genital infections has been described in some coun...

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Main Author: Hannamari Välimaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325256
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spelling doaj-fb4f763cb03144a18e9fa14d56466cd02020-11-24T21:55:35ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Oral Microbiology2000-22972017-05-019010.1080/20002297.2017.13252561325256Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infectionsHannamari Välimaa0Helsinki University HospitalHerpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 are both known to cause mucosal and skin infections. HSV-1 is regarded as the main virus type in the orofacial region, whereas HSV-2 is mainly associated with genital infections. Recently, an increase in HSV-1 genital infections has been described in some countries. We investigated the proportion of HSV-1 and HSV-2 isolates from different mucocutaneous regions using diagnostic laboratory database at HUSLAB, Helsinki during the years 2011–2014. Distribution of HSV-1 and HSV-2 among samples was analyzed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2017.1325256
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
Journal of Oral Microbiology
author_facet Hannamari Välimaa
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title Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
title_short Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
title_full Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
title_fullStr Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
title_full_unstemmed Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
title_sort herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
series Journal of Oral Microbiology
issn 2000-2297
publishDate 2017-05-01
description Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and 2 are both known to cause mucosal and skin infections. HSV-1 is regarded as the main virus type in the orofacial region, whereas HSV-2 is mainly associated with genital infections. Recently, an increase in HSV-1 genital infections has been described in some countries. We investigated the proportion of HSV-1 and HSV-2 isolates from different mucocutaneous regions using diagnostic laboratory database at HUSLAB, Helsinki during the years 2011–2014. Distribution of HSV-1 and HSV-2 among samples was analyzed.
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