Screening for Genital Herpes

Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection.

This PPIP quiz is based on the recommendations of the USPSTF. More information is available in the USPSTF Recommendation Statement and the supporting documents on the USPSTF website (http:// www.uspreventive servicestaskforce.org). The practice recommendations in this activity are available at https://www. uspreventiveservicestask force.org/Page/Document/ UpdateSummaryFinal/ genital-herpes-scre...

Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: A Brief Update

virus with 2 subtypes: herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2). Although each is a distinct virus, they share some antigenic components. HSV causes vesicular and ulcerative lesions in healthy individuals and may cause severe systemic disease in neonates and immunosuppressed hosts. Infection with HSV-1 commonly causes oropharyngeal infection, and transmission is primari...

Genital herpes.

In developed countries, genital herpes is, together with papillomavirus infections, among the most common sexually transmitted diseases. HSV is a dormant virus causing lifelong infection and recurring with or without clinical symptoms. Exposure to lesions and to asymptomatic viral shedding result in transmission. Thus, in most cases, finding the exact path of viral transmission is impossible. T...

Genital Herpes: A Review.

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease, affecting more than 400 million persons worldwide. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) and characterized by lifelong infection and periodic reactivation. A visible outbreak consists of single or clustered vesicles on the genitalia, perineum, buttocks, upper thighs, or perianal areas that ulcerate before resolving. Symptoms of prima...

Short-course therapy for recurrent genital herpes and herpes labialis.