Male circumcision reduces the acquisition of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, reports a new study. These new data complement previous ...
2014;9(8):721-731. Tube viral culture, which is the standard viral culture, can take 3–7 days to provide the final result for HSV, and 7 days to 2 weeks for VZV. If the clinical sample contains ...
Studies on heterosexual couples with one spouse who had symptomatic recurrent genital HSV-2 ("source partner") indicated yearly transmission rates of 11-17% in couples with male source partners ...