Ethics of screening for asymptomatic herpes virus type 2 infection.

Krantz, Ingela; Löwhagen, Gun-Britt; Ahlberg, Beth Maina; Nilstun, Tore · BMJ · 2004

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Abstract

Commercial tests for herpes simplex virus are now widely available, and some experts have advocated screening. But can screening be ethical when false positive results occur, many infected people are asymptomatic, and no cure is available?

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