Ahmad Taherpoor, Arastoo Vojdani, Seyed Mohamad Ali Hashemi, Arian Amali, Mohammad Reza Mardani, Majid Ghayour Mobarhan, Habibollah Esmaily, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Mansoureh Bakhshi, Mojtaba Meshkat, Amin Hooshyar Chechaklou, Samaneh Abolbashari, Aida Gholoobi, Zahra Meshkat
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Abstract
Background: Considering the high prevalence and clinical importance of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection worldwide, we aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in a population aged between 15 and 35 years in Mashhad, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 916 cases composed of 288 (31.4%) men and 628 (68.6%) women. Using ELISA method, the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies against HSV-1 and HSV-2 was assessed.
Results: Among the population studied, 681 (74.3%) cases were positive for anti-HSV antibodies, while 235 (25.7%) cases were negative. Moreover, no IgMs were found and all positive subjects had IgG antibodies. Age (p < 0.001), occupation (p < 0.001), education (p = 0.006), smoking (p = 0.029), and BMI (p = 0.004) demonstrated a significant association with HSV-1 and HSV-2 infection.
Conclusion: Our study indicates a high seroprevalence of HSV infection; however, there was no cases positive for IgM antibodies, suggesting the high prevalence of latent infection.