Incident and prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2 infection increases risk of HIV acquisition among women in Uganda and Zimbabwe

• Main Authors: Joelle M. Brown, Anna Wald, Alan Hubbard, Kittipong Rungruengthanakit, Tsungai Chipato, Sungwal Rugpao, Francis Mmiro, David D. Celentano, Robert S. Salata, Charles S. Morrison, Barbra A. Richardson, Nancy S. Padian
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34447568145&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61132
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

BACKGROUND: An association has been demonstrated between herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) and HIV infection among men, but prospective studies in women have yielded mixed results. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effects of prevalent and incident HSV-2 infection on subsequent HIV acquisition among women in t...