Determinants of Per-Coital-Act HIV-1 Infectivity Among African HIV-1–Serodiscordant Couples

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Authors

James P. Hughes · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Jared M. Baeten

Jairam R. Lingappa · University of Washington

Amalia Magaret · University of Washington

Anna Wald

Guy de Bruyn · Perinatal HIV Research Unit

James Kiarie · University of Nairobi

Mubiana Inambao

Abstract

Modifiable risk factors for HIV-1 transmission were plasma HIV-1 RNA level and condom use, and, in HIV-1-uninfected partners, herpes simplex virus 2 infection, genital ulcers, Trichomonas vaginalis, vaginitis or cervicitis, and male circumcision.

Topics & Keywords

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Sex work and related issues HIV Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 205, Issue 3, pp. 358-365

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir747

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