Open AccessChanges in Plasma Viral Load and Penile Viral Shedding After Circumcision Among HIV-Positive Men in Kisumu, Kenya
Author(s) -
Elijah Odoyo-June,
John Rogers,
Walter Jaoko,
Robert C. Bailey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e3182a7ef05
Subject(s) - viral load , male circumcision , viral shedding , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , immunology , virus , population , environmental health , health services
We conducted a prospective cohort study of HIV-positive men aged 18-35 years in Kisumu, Kenya to determine if medical circumcision of ART-naive HIV-positive men leads to increased viral load and penile viral shedding.