Genital herpes simplex typing in genitourinary medicine: 1995-1999

Retrospective study of all culture-positive first episode genital herpes (HSV) presenting to genitourinary medicine (GUM) over a 4-year period, showing a high prevalence of type 1 (71%) HSV infection, most marked in women. This has implications for counselling patients and for the use of type-specific serological testing.