Genital herpes infection in outpatients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Italy.
Prevalence of Herpes Simplex, type 2, specific antibodies was estimated in sexually transmitted disease outpatients: 783 heterosexuals and 158 homosexual-bisexuals. The anti-HSV-2 prevalence rates were 69% in the homosexual-bisexuals and 35% in the heterosexuals. In both groups positive association with age of anti-HSV-2 prevalence was found: only in the homosexual-bisexuals negative association with education level was detected. No difference exists between the two groups regarding the symptomatic/asymptomatic ratio of HSV-2 infection.
Mele
A
A
Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Franco
E
E
Caprilli
F
F
Gentili
G
G
Capitanio
B
B
Crescimbeni
E
E
Di Napoli
A
A
Zaratti
L
L
Conti
S
S
Corona
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001727:Bisexuality; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged