title: Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus-1 and 2 antibodies in STD clinic patients.
abstract: The present study was conducted on 250 serum samples of STD clinic patients and 50 serum samples of asymptomatic women to determine seroprevalence of herpes simplex-1 and 2 (HSV-1 and 2) IgM antibodies and HIV-1 and 2 antibodies. The samples were also screened for syphilis by VDRL test and confirmed by TPHA test. Seropositivity of HSV in STD clinic patients was 44/250 (17.6%) and 12/50 (24%) in asymptomatic women. In 11/44 (25%) seropositive persons for HSV, HIV 1 and 2 antibodies were present. In 10/44 (22.7%) HSV seropositive persons, coinfection with syphilis was also present, whereas in 7/44 (15.9%) HSV seropositive persons, both HIV and syphilis were present. In the control group, coinfection with other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was not observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur