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Science 20 October 1972:
Vol. 178. no. 4058, pp. 318 - 319
DOI: 10.1126/science.178.4058.318
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Herpesvirus Type 2 in the Male Genitourinary Tract

Ysolina M. Centifanto 1, David M. Drylie 1, Stephen L. Deardourff 1, and Herbert E. Kaufman 1

1 Departments of Ophthalmology and Urology, College of Medcine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601

A population study of 190 randomly selected male patients with no history of genital herpesvirus infection revealed a high incidence of herpesvirus type 2 in genitourinary specimens. This indicates that men serve as a reservoir of genital herpesvirus.


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