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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1996-3696</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Inst. Med. Trop.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1996-3696</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Medicina Tropical]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1996-36962020000100037</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/imt/202015137-44</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de virus del herpes simple (VHS) en embarazadas de un hospital de referencia de Paraguay, 2019]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in pregnant women from a referral hospital in Paraguay, 2019]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Benítez-Espínola]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria Noemí]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rios-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Miguel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cnel. Oviedo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>37</fpage>
<lpage>44</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1996-36962020000100037&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1996-36962020000100037&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1996-36962020000100037&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  El Herpes, causada por el virus herpes simple cuyo virus permanece dentro de las terminaciones nerviosas una vez adquiridas, tiene recurrencias que son desencadenadas por estrés, traumatismo, etc.  Objetivo:  Determinar la prevalencia de Herpes simple virus en embazadas de un Hospital de Referencia de Paraguay durante el 2019  Material y métodos:  Estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte trasversal sobre la prevalencia de VHS en embarazadas. Fueron incluidas en el estudio embarazado que acuden al servicio de ginecología y Obstetricia que tengan STORCH (toxoplasmosis, rubéola, citomegalovirus, herpes simple y VIH) entre sus archivos. Los resultados se presentan en tasa de proporciones.  Resultados:  La prevalencia del HSV en embarazadas fue de del 32,5%(54), n=166, el 37%(20) se encontraban entre 25 a 29 años, el 68,5%(37) provinieron de Zona Urbana, el 48%(26) se encontraban solteras, 59,2%(32) alcanzaron un nivel de estudio secundario. 29,6%(16) llegaron a realizar 3 controles prenatales, el 75,92%(41) se encontraban con edad gestacional &lt; a 20 sem, 42,5%(23) se encontraban en su 2° gestación, el 61,1%(33) no tuvieron parto vaginal anterior, el 88,8%(48) no tuvieron antecedentes de aborto, el 57,4%(31) no tuvieron antecedentes de Cesárea.  Conclusión:  Se observó que la prevalencia del VHS en embarazadas fue del 32,5%(54) (n=166), se vio más en embarazadas con edades entre 25 y 39 años, en solteras que provenían en mayor porcentaje de zona urbana, con un nivel de estudio alcanzado hasta la secundaria, la mayoría de las embarazadas portadoras del virus se realizaron 3 controles prenatales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Herpes, caused by the herpes simplex virus whose virus remains within the nerve endings once acquired and has recurrences that are triggered by stress, trauma, etc.  Objetive:  Determine the prevalence of Herpes simplex virus in pregnant women of a Reference Hospital of Paraguay during 2019  Materials and method:  Observational, descriptive cross-sectional study on the prevalence of HSV in pregnant women. They were included in the pregnant study who go to the gynecology and obstetrics department with STORCH (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex and HIV) among their files. The results are presented in proportion rate.  Results:  The prevalence of Herpes simplex virus in pregnant women who attend the Gynecology and Obstetrics service was 32.5% (54), n = 166, 37% (20) were between 25 and 29 years, 68.5% (37) came from the Urban Zone, 48% (26) were single. 59.2% (32) reached a secondary level of study, 29.6% (16) reached 3 prenatal controls, 75.92% (41) were gestational age less than 20 weeks, 42.5% (23) were in their second pregnancy, 61.1% (33) had no vaginal birth before, 27.7% (15) had 1 vaginal, 88.8% (48) had no history of abortion, 11.1% (6) had a history of abortion, 57.4% (31) had no history of Caesarean section.  Conclusion:  It was observed that the prevalence of the HSV in pregnant women was 32.5% (54) of a total of 166 pregnant women who entered the study, it was seen more in pregnant women between 25 and 39 years old, in single women who came from a greater percentage of urban areas, with a level In the study reached until secondary school, the majority of pregnant women carrying the virus performed 3 prenatal controls.]]></p></abstract>
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