Lack of Effectiveness of Cellulose Sulfate Gel for the Prevention of Vaginal HIV Transmission

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Authors

Lut Van Damme · Triangle

Roshini Govinden · South African Medical Research Council

Florence Mirembe · Makerere University

Fernand Guédou · Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec

Suniti Solomon

Marissa Becker · University of Manitoba

Pradeep Banandur · Makerere University

Abstract

Cellulose sulfate did not prevent HIV infection and may have increased the risk of HIV acquisition. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00153777; and Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN95638385.)

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Reproductive tract infections research Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 359, Issue 5, pp. 463-472

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0707957

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