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Proportion of herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 among genital and extragenital HSV isolatesGun Britt Löwhagen
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Acta Derm Venereol 82:118-20. 2002..Taken together, these results suggest that a clear HSV type-related tropism might be limited to the permissiveness of the orofacial region for HSV-1, and that both serotypes may readily establish infections below the neck...
Self-reported herpes labialis in a Swedish populationGun Britt Löwhagen
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Scand J Infect Dis 34:664-7. 2002..Herpes was more frequently reported by females than males: odds ratio 1.29 (95% CI 1.10-1.51). Compared to previous studies in Sweden, our data do not indicate that the occurrence of labial herpes lesions has decreased...
Acceptance and outcome of herpes simplex virus type 2 antibody testing in patients attending an STD clinic--recognized and unrecognized infectionsGun Britt Löwhagen
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Goteborg, Sweden
Acta Derm Venereol 85:248-52. 2005..HSV-2 antibody testing should be performed generously in all cases of uncharacteristic genital symptoms...
The microenvironment of vulvar skin in women with symptomatic and asymptomatic herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infectionG B Löwhagen
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 20:1086-9. 2006..It is not known why some individuals infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), experience frequent recurrences, while most of those infected have a completely silent infection...
Experimental Candida albicans lesions in healthy humans: dependence on skin pHB Runeman
Department of Dermatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Acta Derm Venereol 80:421-4. 2000..g. dressings, diapers and panty liners) is known to raise skin pH and is associated with skin infections of C. albicans. An acidic buffer incorporated in such products could be a preventive measure for Candida-induced skin rash...
