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Effect of Herpes Simplex Suppression on Incidence of HIV among Women in Tanzania

2008; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 358; Issue: 15 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa0800260

1533-4406

Deborah Watson‐Jones, Helen A. Weiss, Mary Rusizoka, John Changalucha, Kathy Baisley, Kokugonza Mugeye, Clare Tanton, David Ross, Dean Everett, Tim Clayton, Rebecca Balira, Louise Knight, Ian Hambleton, Jérôme Le Goff, Laurent Bélec, Richard Hayes,

Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

Infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is associated with an increased risk of acquiring infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This study tested the hypothesis that HSV-2 suppressive therapy reduces the risk of HIV acquisition.