| herpes simplex virus type 2 infection among commercial sex workers in kunming, yunnan province, china. | a cross-sectional survey was conducted to determine the sociodemographic correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) infection among male and female commercial sex workers in kunming, yunnan province of china. hsv-2 prevalence was 33.0%, human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection was 2.4% and hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection was 6.8%. subjects who were positive for hsv-2 had a significantly higher prevalence of hiv infection (5.5% versus 0.9%, p = 0.002; odds ratio [or]: 6.4, p = 0.006) ... | 2008 | 18824623 |