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- Title
Oral shedding of herpes simplex virus type 1: a review.
- Authors
Scott, D A; Coulter, W A; Lamey, P J
- Abstract
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and, to a lesser extent, type 2 (HSV-2) are the aetiological agents of recrudescent herpes labialis (RHL). The available literature on patterns of HSV-1 shedding into the oral cavity at the prodromal stage of disease, during recrudescences and also during asymptomatic periods, is reviewed, as are the potential sources of virus and the known trigger factors leading to viral reactivation. Attention is given to the methodologies in use for the detection of HSV-1 and the relevance to the risk of cross-infection in surgery. This review also discusses the increase in incidence of HSV-1 genital infections and the significance of salivary inhibitors of the herpes simplex type 1 virus.
- Publication
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology, 1997, Vol 26, Issue 10, p441
- ISSN
0904-2512
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0714.1997.tb00012.x