Prevalence and Factors Associated with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Patients Attending a Baltimore City Emergency Department

Eshan U. Patel; Melanie A. Frank; Yu-Hsiang Hsieh; Richard E. Rothman; Amy E. O. Baker; Chadd K. Kraus; Judy Shahan; Charlotte A. Gaydos; Gabor D. Kelen; Thomas C. Quinn; Oliver Laeyendecker

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102422

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Patients Attending a Baltimore City Emergency Department

Eshan U. Patel,

Affiliation Division of Intramural Research, NIAID, NIH, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Melanie A. Frank,

Affiliation Division of Intramural Research, NIAID, NIH, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Yu-Hsiang Hsieh,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Richard E. Rothman,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Amy E. O. Baker,

Current address: Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Chadd K. Kraus,

Current address: Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Judy Shahan,

Current address: Chase Brexton, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Charlotte A. Gaydos,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Gabor D. Kelen,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Thomas C. Quinn,

Affiliations Division of Intramural Research, NIAID, NIH, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Oliver Laeyendecker

* E-mail: olaeyen1@jhmi.edu

Affiliations Division of Intramural Research, NIAID, NIH, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in Patients Attending a Baltimore City Emergency Department

Eshan U. Patel,
Melanie A. Frank,
Yu-Hsiang Hsieh,
Richard E. Rothman,
Amy E. O. Baker,
Chadd K. Kraus,
Judy Shahan,
Charlotte A. Gaydos,
Gabor D. Kelen,
Thomas C. Quinn

Published: July 18, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102422

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