TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus infections of the cervix in four clinic populations
AU - Embil, Juan A.
AU - Garner, J. Barry
AU - Pereira, Linda H.
AU - White, Franklin M.M.
AU - Manuel, F. Russell
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The rates of isolation of cervical cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) were compared for populations of four different clinics attended by a total of 1,755 women. The prevalence of CMV infection could be predicted by the prevalence of HSV infection, with CMV being 2.5 times as prevalent as HSV in each population. The overall infection rates for CMV and HSV were 4.1% and 1.7%, respectively. The 252 women attending the Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic had significantly higher rates of CMV and HSV infection (12.5% and 5.6%, respectively) than populations attending the other clinics. A strong relationship between marital status and CMV infection was observed. The estimated relative risk for single compared to married women was 2.9. These data verify the importance of the sexual route of transmission in the epidemiology of cervical infection with CMV.
AB - The rates of isolation of cervical cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) were compared for populations of four different clinics attended by a total of 1,755 women. The prevalence of CMV infection could be predicted by the prevalence of HSV infection, with CMV being 2.5 times as prevalent as HSV in each population. The overall infection rates for CMV and HSV were 4.1% and 1.7%, respectively. The 252 women attending the Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic had significantly higher rates of CMV and HSV infection (12.5% and 5.6%, respectively) than populations attending the other clinics. A strong relationship between marital status and CMV infection was observed. The estimated relative risk for single compared to married women was 2.9. These data verify the importance of the sexual route of transmission in the epidemiology of cervical infection with CMV.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007435-198510000-00011
DO - 10.1097/00007435-198510000-00011
M3 - Article
C2 - 3001953
AN - SCOPUS:0022411324
SN - 0148-5717
VL - 12
SP - 224
EP - 228
JO - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
JF - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
IS - 4
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