six-year study of the incidence of herpes in genital and nongenital cultures in a central kentucky medical center patient population. | herpes infections are among the most common sexually transmitted diseases and are the most common cause of genital ulcer disease in the united states. this study addresses the changing distribution of herpes simplex virus type 1 (hsv-1) and hsv-2 in patients presenting for evaluation of herpetic infections. viral culture results from the university of kentucky clinical microbiology laboratory were reviewed for a 6-year period (1994 through 1999). data were collected on patient sex, site of cultu ... | 2001 | 11526170 |