title: Genital herpes infection in outpatients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Italy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caprilli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gentili
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Capitanio
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crescimbeni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Napoli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zaratti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corona
mesh_terms: 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