Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 in mucocutaneous infections
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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 countries. We investigated the proportion of HSV-1 and HSV-2 isolates from different mucocutaneous re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Oral Microbiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2000-2297
DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2017.1325256