Characteristics of HIV-1 discordant couples enrolled in a trial of HSV-2 suppression to reduce HIV-1 transmission: the partners study.

The Partners HSV-2/HIV-1 Transmission Study (Partners Study) is a phase III, placebo-controlled trial of daily acyclovir for genital herpes (HSV-2) suppression among HIV-1/HSV-2 co-infected persons to reduce HIV-1 transmission to their HIV-1 susceptible partners, which requires recruitment of HIV-1...

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Main Authors: Jairam R Lingappa, Erin Kahle, Nelly Mugo, Andrew Mujugira, Amalia Magaret, Jared Baeten, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Craig R Cohen, Elly Katabira, Allan Ronald, James Kiarie, Carey Farquhar, Grace John Stewart, Joseph Makhema, M Essex, Edwin Were, Kenneth Fife, Guy Debruyn, Glenda Gray, James McIntyre, Rachel Manongi, Saidi Kapiga, David Coetzee, Susan Allen, Mubiana Inambao, Kayitesi Kayitenkore, Etienne Karita, William Kanweka, Sinead Delany, Helen Rees, Bellington Vwalika, Robert W Coombs, Rhoda Morrow, William Whittington, Lawrence Corey, Anna Wald, Connie Celum, Partners HSV-2/HIV-1 Transmission Study Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2671170?pdf=render