# Identification of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Shedding in the Female Genital Tract of Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women by GeneXpert PCR, Routine PCR, and Culture

> **NCT01878383** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Alabama at Birmingham** · enrollment: 12550 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Herpes Simplex Virus

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Genexpert assay

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01878383
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Alabama at Birmingham
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2019-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 12550 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-09-09


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01878383

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01878383, "Identification of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Shedding in the Female Genital Tract of Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women by GeneXpert PCR, Routine PCR, and Culture". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01878383. Licensed CC0.

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