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Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes

Gary Asher, Cynthia Feltner, Wade N. Harrison, Emmanuel Schwimmer, Caroline Rains, Daniel E Jonas

2023JAMA10 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This systematic review to support the 2023 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on serologic screening for genital herpes summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening and interventions for genital herpes in asymptomatic sexually active adolescents, adults, and pregnant persons with no clinical history of genital herpes.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineGenital herpesSerologyAsymptomaticTask forceSex organHerpes GenitalisPsychological interventionGynecologyImmunologyPathologyVirusAntibodyPsychiatryHerpes simplex virusPublic administrationGeneticsPolitical scienceBiologyHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsGenital Health and DiseaseReproductive tract infections research