A 22-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist with genital lesions. Examination reveals
bilateral labial ulcerations, cervical ulcerations, and mildly tender inguinal …

Herpes simplex viruses, HSV-1 and HSV-2, are highly contagious and cause lifelong, latent
infections with recurrent outbreaks of oral and/or genital lesions. No cure exists for HSV-1 or …

Objectives: One of the two new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines protects against HPV
types 6 and 11, which cause over 95% of genital warts, in addition to protecting against HPV …

Background Economic losses due to herpes simplex infections in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) are unknown. We estimated economic and quality-of-life losses due to …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2) cause a variety of infections including
oral-facial infections, genital herpes, herpes keratitis, cutaneous infection and so on. To …

In two recent clinical trials, a vaccine containing herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2
glycoprotein D (gD2) and a novel adjuvant AS04 comprising alum (Al) and 3-deactylated …

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are notable for their fastidious requirements for
transmission and growth in the laboratory and for their high physical and psychosocial …

Background. Nosocomial transmission is the second most frequent cause of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection. A prospective observational study was conducted to assess the roles of …

BACKGROUND: Efficacy of oral antiviral therapies, ie, acyclovir, valacyclovir (VACV), and
famciclovir, for suppression of recurrent genital herpes was studied at different doses and …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) are chronic, highly prevalent viral
infections that cause significant morbidity around the world. HSV-2 is sexually transmitted …