Document 0617
 DOCN  M9480617
 TI    Prevalence of antibodies to herpes simplex virus in pregnant women in
       Stockholm in 1969, 1983 and 1989: implications for STD epidemiology.
 DT    9410
 AU    Forsgren M; Skoog E; Jeansson S; Olofsson S; Giesecke J; Virus
       Department, Central Microbiological Laboratory, Stockholm; County
       Council, Sweden.
 SO    Int J STD AIDS. 1994 Mar-Apr;5(2):113-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94305005
 AB    Prevalence of antibody to herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 was
       assessed in consecutive serum samples from a total of 3700 women
       pregnant in 1969, 1983, or 1989 from the same catchment area in
       Stockholm. There was little change in seroprevalence of antibody to
       herpes simplex type 1 in the 3 groups, but age-adjusted herpes simplex
       virus type 2 antibody prevalence was 19, 33, and 33% respectively.
       Increase in type 2 seropositivity with age was slight and similar in
       1969 and 1989, but steep in 1983, indicating a shift in sexual
       behaviour. However, rising prevalence in women will be mirrored by
       rising prevalence in their male partners. The increase from 1969 to 1989
       will thus partly be due to higher risk of infection per partner, and
       cannot be taken as direct evidence of increased rate of partner change
       during this 20-year period.
 DE    Adult  Age Factors  Antibodies, Viral/*BLOOD  Female  Herpes
       Genitalis/BLOOD/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY  Herpesvirus 1,
       Human/*IMMUNOLOGY  Herpesvirus 2, Human/*IMMUNOLOGY  Human  Longitudinal
       Studies  Male  *Population Surveillance  Pregnancy  Pregnancy
       Complications, Infectious/BLOOD/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/  MICROBIOLOGY  Prevalence
       Sampling Studies  Seroepidemiologic Methods  Sex Behavior  Sexual
       Partners  Sexually Transmitted Diseases/BLOOD/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY
       Sweden/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Urban Population  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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