High levels of adherence to a rectal microbicide gel and to oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) achieved in MTN-017 among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women.

High levels of adherence to a rectal microbicide gel and to oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) achieved in MTN-017 among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women.

Trials to assess microbicide safety require strict adherence to prescribed regimens. If adherence is suboptimal, safety cannot be adequately assessed. MTN-017 was a phase 2, randomized sequence, open-label, expanded safety and acceptability crossover study comparing 1) daily oral emtricitabine/tenof...

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Main Authors: Alex Carballo-Diéguez, Ivan C Balán, William Brown, Rebecca Giguere, Curtis Dolezal, Cheng-Shiun Leu, Mark A Marzinke, Craig W Hendrix, Jeanna M Piper, Barbra A Richardson, Cynthia Grossman, Sherri Johnson, Kailazarid Gomez, Stephanie Horn, Ratiya Pamela Kunjara Na Ayudhya, Karen Patterson, Cindy Jacobson, Linda-Gail Bekker, Suwat Chariyalertsak, Anupong Chitwarakorn, Pedro Gonzales, Timothy H Holtz, Albert Liu, Kenneth H Mayer, Carmen Zorrilla, Javier Lama, Ian McGowan, Ross D Cranston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531503?pdf=render

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