Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Duration and Intensification on Isolated Shedding of HIV-1 RNA in Semen | Zendy

B. Osborne | Zendy; Prameet M. Sheth | Zendy; Tae Joon Yi | Zendy; Colin Kovacs | Zendy; Erika Benko | Zendy; Charles la Porte | Zendy; Sanja Huibner | Zendy; Anh Q. Le | Zendy; Ryan Danroth | Zendy; Bemuluyigza Baraki | Zendy; Tony Mazzulli | Zendy; Zabrina L. Brumme | Zendy; Rupert Kaul | Zendy

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Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Duration and Intensification on Isolated Shedding of HIV-1 RNA in Semen

Author(s) -

B. Osborne,

Prameet M. Sheth,

Tae Joon Yi,

Colin Kovacs,

Erika Benko,

Charles la Porte,

Sanja Huibner,

Anh Q. Le,

Ryan Danroth,

Bemuluyigza Baraki,

Tony Mazzulli,

Zabrina L. Brumme,

Rupert Kaul

Publication year - 2013

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 - 10.1093/infdis/jit026

Subject(s) - semen , antiretroviral therapy , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , lentivirus , viral shedding , viral load , immunology , biology , viral disease , andrology , virus

Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) dramatically reduces human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. However, isolated shedding of HIV type 1 (HIV-1) in semen (IHS) can occur in the absence of detectable viremia or genital infections. We hypothesized that ART intensification with medications active in semen might prevent IHS.

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