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Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine.
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
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Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University.
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Division of Clinical Virology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine.
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The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University.
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Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
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Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
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Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: hfriedma@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
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Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
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Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.
Department of Optometry, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
Center for General Education, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
Department of General Education, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
The General Education Center, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
Center for General Education, National Chi Nan University, Puli, Taiwan.
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Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, No. 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan. d10040@mail.cmuh.org.tw.
Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. d10040@mail.cmuh.org.tw.
Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan. d10040@mail.cmuh.org.tw.
Center of Augmented Intelligence in Healthcare, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. d10040@mail.cmuh.org.tw.
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Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, Center of Genital Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Infections, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Laboratory of Virology, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy.
Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, Center of Genital Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Infections, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Affiliations :
Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Laboratory of Virology, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy.
Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Publications dans "Herpès génital" :
1 publication dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, San Martino University Hospital IRCCS, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy - giuliaciccarese@libero.it.
Publications dans "Herpès génital" :
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the leading cause of genital ulcers worldwide. In rare cases, mostly among immunocompromised hosts, HSV infections can present as hypertrophic pseudotumoral forms simulat...
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is the most common cause of genital ulcers in industrialized countries. Herpes zoster (HZ) is an acute, cutaneous viral infection caused by the reactivation of the ...
A 27-year-old male presented with painful vesicles over the trunk for the last 5 days with painful genital erosions for the last 2 days. His spouse also developed painful genital erosions with systemi...
Here, we report an unusual case of co-reactivation of herpes zoster and genitalis in an immunocompetent male. We recommend the use of molecular testing to confirm the diagnosis of VZV or HSV infection...
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 and is the leadin...
Genital herpes, primarily caused by herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), remains a pressing global health concern. Its remarkable ability to intertwine with cellular processes, from harnessing host machine...
Cervicitis, an infectious or noninfectious inflammation of the cervix, encompasses a wide range of clinical conditions, from asymptomatic infections to severe lesions, making its diagnosis difficult. ...
A 29-year-old Caucasian woman was hospitalized for pelvic inflammatory disease. The patient complained of severe suprapubic pain, fever, and heavy vaginal discharge. The external genitalia were unrema...
Herpes simplex virus infection should be considered as a possible cause of cervicitis, even in the absence of typical genital lesions. Early detection of herpes simplex virus allows early treatment, h...
The rising prevalence of herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) infection poses a growing global public health challenge. A comprehensive understanding of its epidemiology and burden disparities in China is cr...
We followed Cochrane and PRISMA guidelines for a systematic review and included publications published in Chinese and English bibliographic systems until March 31...
Overall, 23,999 articles were identified, and 402 publications (1,203,362 participants) that reported the overall seroprevalence rates (858 stratified measures) were included. Pooled HSV-2 seroprevale...
There is a gradient increase in HSV-2 prevalence risk stratification. We also identified region, population, and age disparities and heterogeneities by publication language in the HSV-2 burden. This s...
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The current prevalence of Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is notably high, with individuals afflicted by HSV-2 facing recurrent outbreaks, challenges in achieving remission, and an eleva...
The data for this study were sourced from 7257 participants who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2009 to 2016. The target population consisted of adults ...
Among the 7,257 participants included, 89.8% (6,518/7,257) reported varying levels of alcohol consumption history. Compared to individuals who never drinkers, the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for former...
Current research indicates that individuals with a history of alcohol consumption exhibit a higher risk of HSV-2 infection compared to those who have never drinkers....
Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a high burden of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, which has been strongly associated with HIV. In 2001, the WHO hosted a workshop to s...
A systematic search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, Global Health and Cochrane databases was carried out. Relevant primary and secondary research studies conducted in LMICs, written in English and published from ...
Overall, 4445 discrete papers were identified, of which 165 publications were eligible for inclusion. The highest general population HSV-2 prevalence was reported in South and West Africa. Prevalence ...
HSV-2 research identified in LMICs has mainly addressed the epidemiology and diagnostics priorities identified by the 2001 WHO workshop. Unaddressed priorities include point-of-care testing, antiviral...
Reviewing and updating research priorities is essential to assess progress and to ensure optimal allocation of financial and human resources in research. In 2001, WHO held a research priority setting ...
A systematic literature search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, Global Health and Cochrane databases was carried out. Relevant primary research studies based in LMICs, written in English and published on 2000-2020...
In total, 3214 discrete papers were identified, of which 180 were eligible for inclusion (HSV-2/HIV interactions, 98; control measures, 58; mathematical modelling, 24). Most studies were conducted in ...
Since 2000, LMIC HSV-2 research addressing its control, HIV interactions and mathematical modelling has largely addressed the priorities set in the 2001 WHO HSV-2 workshop. However, key knowledge gaps...
The skin at the site of HSV-2 reactivation is enriched for HSV-2-specific T cells. To evaluate whether an immunotherapeutic vaccine could elicit skin-based memory T cells, we studied skin biopsies and...