Analysis of HSV1/2 Infection Reveals an Association between HSV-2 Reactivation and Pregnancy.
Viruses
; 16(9)2024 Aug 28.
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| ID: mdl-39339846
ABSTRACT
The herpes simplex viruses consist of the strains, HSV-1 and HSV-2, which are prevalent worldwide and lack a definitive cure. We aimed to explore the specific characteristics of HSV 1 and 2 infections, such as differences between gender assigned at birth, age at infection, site of infection, comorbidities, and effect of pregnancy, through a data analysis. Between 2011 and 2018, the Israeli Central Virology Laboratory diagnosed 9189 samples using multiplexed real-time PCR. In addition, we extracted all of the medical data for 287 females hospitalized at the Sheba Medical Center with HSV-1 (161) or HSV-2 (126) genital infections. HSV-2 was almost absent in the orofacial samples from both genders, while in other lesion sites, HSV-2 was significantly more abundant in females than in males (p < 0.05,). HSV-2 was initially detected at puberty. In the hospitalized females' malignancies, both HSV-1 and HSV-2 were found with a non-significant difference. Simultaneously, pregnancies were more common in females who were HSV-2-positive compared with those who were HSV-1-positive (27.8% vs. 12.4%, respectively, p < 0.01). Primary infections occur more with HSV-1 than with HSV-2 (15.6% vs. 3.2%, respectively). Our findings demonstrate that genital HSV-2 infection episodes are more frequent during pregnancy, suggesting that pregnancy may serve as a risk factor for HSV-2 reactivation or infection.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez
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Ativação Viral
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Herpesvirus Humano 2
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Herpesvirus Humano 1
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Viruses
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel
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