HIV/AIDS & Human Herpesvirus Type 8
Oral sexual contact is associated with human herpesvirus 8 infection acquisition
Published in AIDS Weekly, August 7th, 2006
"Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection is common among men who have sex with men (MSM), especially those infected with HIV, and is frequently detected in saliva.
"We sought to determine whether oral or anogenital contact with HIV discordant, or unknown serostatus sexual partners is associated with HHV-8 seroprevalence among HIV negative MSM," investigators in the United States report.
According to C. Casper and colleagues at the University of Washington, "HIV negative MSM participating in a behavioral intervention trial for the prevention of HIV infection (the...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2006-08-07)
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