Ethics of screening for asymptomatic herpes virus type 2 infection

AUTOR(ES)

Krantz, Ingela

FONTE

BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.

RESUMO

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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