JAMA Pediatrics: Adolescent Medicine Topic Collection http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:43:56 GMT Silverchair editor@archpedi.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archpedi.jamanetwork.com Asymptomatic Sexually Active Adolescents and Young Adults Should Not Be Screened for Herpes Simplex Virus Limited Herpes Simplex Virus Screening http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1692335 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mark HD. <span class="paragraphSection">Herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2 are highly prevalent in the general population of the United States. The seroprevalence of HSV-2 and HSV-1 were 17% and 58%, respectively, in a cohort aged 14 to 49 years who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2004. Seroprevalence is substantially less among adolescents and young adults. Approximately 80% of infected individuals are unaware of their infection and the majority of infections are transmitted by these individuals.</span> 1 2 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.462 http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1692335