Herpes simplex virus 2 infection in women attending an antenatal clinic in Fuzhou, China

• Published in: Sexually transmitted infections Vol. 83; no. 5; pp. 369 - 370
• Main Authors: Chen, Xiang-Sheng, Yin, Yue-Ping, Chen, Lei-Ping, Yu, Yan-Hua, Wei, Wan-Hui, Thuy, Nguyen Thi Thanh, Smith, Jennifer S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.08.2007; BMJ; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Biological and medical sciences; China; China - epidemiology; Condoms; Education; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; Female; General aspects; genital ulcer disease; GUD; Health Surveys; Herpes Genitalis - epidemiology; herpes simplex virus; Herpes simplex virus 2; Herpes viruses; Herpesvirus 2, Human; Heterosexuality; HIV; HSV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Multivariate Analysis; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology; pregnant women; Prenatal Diagnosis - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Secondary schools; Serology; Sexual Partners; Sexually transmitted diseases; sexually transmitted infections; STD; STIs; Vagina; Viral diseases; Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye; Asia; China; Hong Kong China; Infection; Virus; Human; Prenatal; Sexually transmitted disease; Herpesviridae; Viral disease; Alphaherpesvirinae; Human herpesvirus 2; Herpes; Female; Woman
• ISSN: 1368-4973; 1472-3263
• DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.025452

Genital herpes caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the most common cause of genital ulcer disease (GUD) in developed and developing countries. The monitoring of HSV-2 seroprevalence in pregnant women can identify women at a higher risk of HIV and of neonatal HSV transmission. Very few data are available on type specific seroprevalence of HSV-2 in China, with only one previous study from southern China. Consequently, we conducted a survey to determine type specific seroprevalence of HSV-2 and associated risk factors in Fuzhou City, eastern China.