Post-exposure prophylaxis for SIV revisited: Animal model for HIV prevention

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A 4-week, uninterrupted treatment with 9-(2-phosphonyl-methoxypropyly)adenine (PMPA, commonly called tenofovir) completely prevents simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV<sub>mne</sub>) infection in cynomolgus macaques if tre...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bekele Girma, Tian Baoping, Agy Michael B, Jiang Yonghou, Emau Peter, Tsai Che-Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:AIDS Research and Therapy
Online Access:http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/3/1/29