HIV/AIDS Co-Infection

Researchers from University of Louvain report on findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 19th, 2009

According to recent research from Brussels, Belgium, "Bacterial vaginosis (bv) is a common cause of abnormal or altered vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. Its association with obstetric and gynecologic complications and HIV are increasingly recognized."

"Few population-based surveys of BV have been conducted in Africa. The objective of the study was to examine the role of genital infections including Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and demographic factors oil the prevalence of RV among pregnant women in Burkina Faso. Consenting pregnant women from Burkina Faso answered a face-to-face interview on their demographic characteristics. Then, genital and...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-01-19)

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