Titre : | Strong decline in herpes simplex virus antibodies over time among young homosexual men is associated with changing sexual behavior. (2000) |
Auteurs : | Nicole-Htm DUKERS ; Sylvia-M BRUISTEN ; Roel-A COUTINHO ; John-Bf DE WIT ; Janneke-R VAN DEN HOEK ; Gerard-Jj VAN DOORNUM ; Division of Public Health and Environment. Municipal Health Service Amsterdam. CE Amsterdam. NLD |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of epidemiology (vol. 152, n° 7, 2000) |
Pagination : | 666-673 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Comportement sexuel ; Homosexualité ; Virus ; Anticorps ; Examen sérologique ; Epidémiologie ; Facteur risque ; Prévalence ; Evolution ; Homme ; Europe ; Pays Bas |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST UR0xGLEj. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the change in sexual behavior among homosexual men observed after the start of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic resulted in a change in herpes simplex virus (HSV) seroprevalence in this group over time. In a cross-sectional study, the prevalence of herpesvirus types 1 (HSV1) and 2 (HSV2) was determined at study entry in 1984-1985 and 1995-1997 among 532 young (aged |