Genital HSV Detection among HIV-1-Infected Pregnant Women in Labor

• Main Authors: Janna Patterson (Author), Jane Hitti (Author), Stacy Selke (Author), Meei-Li Huang (Author), D. Heather Watts (Author), Zane Brown (Author), Lawrence Corey (Author), Anna Wald (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To compare genital HSV shedding among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. Methods. Women with and without known HIV infection who delivered at the University of Washington Medical Center between 1989-1996 had HSV serologies done as part of clinical care. Genital swabs from HSV-2-seroposi...