Effect of genital herpes on cervicovaginal HIV shedding in women co-infected with HIV AND HSV-2 in Tanzania.

To compare the presence and quantity of cervicovaginal HIV among HIV seropositive women with clinical herpes, subclinical HSV-2 infection and without HSV-2 infection respectively; to evaluate the association between cervicovaginal HIV and HSV shedding; and identify factors associated with quantity o...

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Main Authors: Jim Todd, Gabriele Riedner, Leonard Maboko, Michael Hoelscher, Helen A Weiss, Eligius Lyamuya, David Mabey, Mary Rusizoka, Laurent Belec, Richard Hayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3596319?pdf=render