[Association between HSV 2 antigen and colpocytologic finding (author's transl)]. / Zusammenhang zwischen HSV-2-Antigen und Befunden der Kolpozytologie.

Prophylactic gynecologic examinations were performed in 1440 women using colposcopy and vaginalcytology. A search for HSV antigen in cervical cells was performed HSV antigen was found in 12% of Pap I--II smears, in 41% of Pap III smears and in all cases of Pap IV--V. It is suggested that there is a probable association between HSV 2 and cervical cancer.