[Presence of human Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) in women attending a clinic for cervico-uterine cancer control].
For this prospective study, 284 women were recruited who attended a cancer detection (Papanicolaou testing) program and appeared to be healthy. The objective was to obtain cervicovaginal samples from this group and culture them on human foreskin fibroblasts to isolate and identify Herpes simplex virus by immunofluorescence with monoclonal antibodies. A total of 12 women (4.2%) were positive for the virus; upon comparison of various sociodemographic factors in positive and negative culture patients, it was possible to establish certain associations as follows: The presence of Herpes simplex virus type 2 was related to age, start of sexual life, number of sex partners, lower education and minimum income. Other markers observed in infected women were mucopurulent cervicitis, typical and non-typical confluent ulcerations and minor disruptions of the epithelium. The knowledge of this subclinical or somewhat asymptomatic Herpes prevalence should be considered to prevent further spread among couples and also to avoid the risk of reactivation in pregnant women.
Echániz Aviles
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G
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Mor.
Conde Gonzalez
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C
Tamayo Legorreta
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E
Cruz Valdez
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A
Hernández Nevarez
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P
Calderón Jaimes
E
E
D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014626:Vaginal Smears
Presencia del virus herpes simple-2 (HSV-2) en mujeres que asisten a una clínica de control de cáncer cervicouterino.