HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Therapy
New research on HIV/AIDS co-infection therapy from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention summarized
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 30th, 2008
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Suppressive acyclovir therapy reduces HIV cervicovaginal shedding in HIV- and HSV-2-infected women, Chiang Rai, Thailand.' According to recent research published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, "Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection is important in the HIV epidemic and may contribute to increased HIV transmission. We evaluated the effect of suppressive acyclovir therapy on cervicovaginal HIV-1 shedding."
"HIV-1-and herpes simplex virus type 2-coinfected women aged 18-49 years with CD4 counts >200 cells/microL were enrolled in a randomized crossover trial of suppressive acyclovir therapy...
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