Seroprevalence of antibodies to herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 in patients with HIV positive from Ebonyi State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

Euslar Nnenna OnuUchechukwu Onyeukwu EkumaHawraa K JudiOgbonnaya OgbuNworie OkoroGloria C AjugwoSousan AkramiChukwudum S OkoliChioma Ngozi AnyanwuMorteza SakiPeter Anyigor Edeh

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

Prevalence of 76.8% for HSV-1 and 56.2% for HSV-2 among patients with HIV was seen. The HSV-1 was significantly higher in the singles while HSV-2 seroprevalence was significantly higher in the married patients with HIV with HSV-1 and HSV-2 coinfection rate of 7.6%. This study became very imperative to provide an important insight into the hidden dynamics of HSV infections.

Keyphrases

herpes simplex virus
hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
men who have sex with men
south africa
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
risk factors
hiv aids
physical activity