Open AccessSwiss study suggests condom use not necessary for some HIV-positive patients
Author(s) -
Eurosurveillance editorial team
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/ese.13.06.08035-en
Subject(s) - condom , statement (logic) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , commission , sexual behavior , family medicine , sexual intercourse , gynecology , environmental health , population , political science , law , clinical psychology , syphilis
The United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a joint statement on 1 February regarding the use of condoms as a measure of protection against the AIDS virus [1]. The statement followed an article by Switzerlands Federal AIDS Commission, which reviewed a large body of literature to conclude that certain HIV-positive people may be able to have sexual intercourse with their seronegative partners without risk of transmitting the virus.