| incidence of herpes genitalis in northern ireland in 1973-83 and herpes simplex types 1 and 2 isolated in 1982-4. | during 1973 - 83 there was a pronounced rise in the number of new cases of herpes genitalis in northern ireland. this study of 127 patients with herpes genitalis shows that 30% had herpes simplex virus type 1 (hsv 1) and 70% had herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv 2) infections. of 41 sexual contacts who attended, only seven had herpes genitalis (caused in each case by hsv 2); another patient had a history of genital lesions, and one other of oral lesions, but hsv was not isolated from either patie ... | 1986 | 3949348 |
| emergence of herpes simplex type 1 as the main cause of recurrent genital ulcerative disease in women in northern ireland. | genital herpes is a common infection affecting some 20% of sexually active people. although herpes simplex virus (hsv) types 1 and 2 can both establish genital latency, reactivation from the sacral ganglia favours hsv-2. over the past decade the incidence of type 1 genital infection in women has greatly increased. | 2003 | 12727525 |
| national survey of diagnostic services for genital herpes. | to investigate the provision of diagnostic services for genital herpes simplex virus (hsv) infection in the united kingdom. | 2005 | 16061538 |