Sexual History and Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

To determine the role of sexual contact in transmission of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and occurrence of infectious mononucleosis (IM), a cross-sectional study was undertaken of EBV serologic testing and histories of IM and sexual behavior among 1006 new students at Edinburgh University. Prevalence of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 2002-09, Vol.186 (6), p.731-736
Hauptverfasser:	Crawford, Dorothy H., Swerdlow, Anthony J., Higgins, Craig, McAulay, Karen, Harrison, Nadine, Williams, Hilary, Britton, Kathryn, Macsween, Karen F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Antibodies, Viral - analysis Biological and medical sciences Coitus - physiology College students Condoms Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Epstein Barr virus infections Epstein-Barr virus Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Herpesvirus 4, Human - isolation & purification Herpesvirus 4, Human - physiology Human herpesvirus 4 Human viral diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Infectious mononucleosis Infectious Mononucleosis - etiology Infectious Mononucleosis - transmission Infectious Mononucleosis - virology Major Article Male Medical sciences Men Microbiology Prevalence Scotland - epidemiology Sex Factors Sexual Behavior - physiology Sexual intercourse Sexual Partners Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral - epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral - etiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral - transmission Students Universities Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Virology Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine the role of sexual contact in transmission of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and occurrence of infectious mononucleosis (IM), a cross-sectional study was undertaken of EBV serologic testing and histories of IM and sexual behavior among 1006 new students at Edinburgh University. Prevalence of EBV seropositivity was significantly greater among women (79.2%) than among men (67.4%; P
ISSN:	0022-1899 1537-6613
DOI:	10.1086/342596