Seroprevalence of HSV-2 in Hungary and comparison of the HSV-2 prevalence of pregnant and infertile women

Andrea Hettmann; Borbla Gerle; Erzsbet Barcsay; Csenge Csiszr; Mria Takcs

doi:10.1556/AMicr.55.2008.4.7

Seroprevalence of HSV-2 in Hungary and comparison of the HSV-2 prevalence of pregnant and infertile women

Andrea Hettmann, Borbla Gerle, Erzsbet Barcsay, Csenge Csiszr, Mria Takcs^*

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Hungarian National Center for Epidemiology

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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection is a quite common but frequently asymptomatic, therefore undiagnosed condition. Genital HSV-2 infection may cause neonatal herpes, enhances HIV transmission and may play a role in infertility. To evaluate the prevalence of HSV-2 in Hungary we tested 2500 serum samples for the presence of anti-HSV-2 IgG by ELISA method. According to our results Hungary belongs to the low-infected countries, the HSV-2 seroprevalence grows with age and is significantly higher among women than in men. We also examined the serostatus of 512 pregnant women and 539 women attending infertility clinics. Results show that the HSV-2 prevalence is significantly higher among women attending infertility clinics and the seropositivity of pregnant women is similar to that of the general Hungarian women population with the same age.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	429-436
Number of pages	8
Journal	Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
Volume	55
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1556/AMicr.55.2008.4.7
Publication status	Published - Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Herpesvirus type 2
Infertile women
Pregnant
Seroprevalence

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