Effect of HSV‐2 Serostatus on Acquisition of HIV by Young Men: Results of a Longitudinal Study in Orange Farm, South Africa | Zendy

Joëlle Sobngwi-Tambekou | Zendy; Dirk Taljaard | Zendy; Pascale Lissouba | Zendy; Kevin Zarca | Zendy; Adrian Puren | Zendy; Emmanuel Lagarde | Zendy; Bertran Auvert | Zendy

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Effect of HSV‐2 Serostatus on Acquisition of HIV by Young Men: Results of a Longitudinal Study in Orange Farm, South Africa

Author(s) -

Joëlle Sobngwi-Tambekou,

Dirk Taljaard,

Pascale Lissouba,

Kevin Zarca,

Adrian Puren,

Emmanuel Lagarde,

Bertran Auvert

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/597208

Subject(s) - serostatus , orange (colour) , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , longitudinal study , agent orange , medicine , virology , demography , geography , horticulture , viral load , sociology , archaeology , pathology

The objectives of this study were to assess the impact among young men of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) status on the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and on the protective effect of male circumcision against HIV acquisition.

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