Abstract
Genital infections have a high global prevalence and burden of disease. They carry significant morbidity and some of them even mortality worldwide. The impact in the health care system widens as the epidemiologic landscape is shifting in traditional infections like genital herpes and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Abbreviations
- CMV:
-
Cytomegalovirus
- EBV:
-
Epstein Barr virus
- HPV:
-
Human papilloma virus
- HSV:
-
Herpes simplex virus
- LGV:
-
Lymphogranuloma venereum
- MC:
-
Molluscum contagiosum
- SCCIS:
-
Squamous cell carcinoma in-situ
- STD:
-
Sexual transmitted diseases
- VZV:
-
Varicella-zoster virus
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Selim, M.A., Parra, V., Sangueza, O.P., Requena, L., Sangueza, M.A. (2015). Infectious Diseases and Infestations of the Vulva. In: Hoang, M., Selim, M. (eds) Vulvar Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1807-2_6
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