Open AccessThe role of coinfections in HIV epidemic trajectory and positive prevention
Author(s) -
Ruanne V. Barnabas,
Emily L. Webb,
Helen A. Weiss,
Judith N. Wasserheit
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283491e3e
Subject(s) - viral load , coinfection , medicine , virology , immunology , malaria , transmission (telecommunications) , confidence interval , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , electrical engineering , engineering
Recurrent or persistent coinfections may increase HIV viral load and, consequently, risk of HIV transmission, thus increasing HIV incidence. We evaluated the association between malaria, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and tuberculosis (TB) coinfections and their treatment on HIV viral load.