Trichomonas Vaginalis Treatment Reduces Vaginal Hiv- 1 Shedding

Westside Gazette › September 04, 2009

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At baseline, 46 percent had plasma HIV-1 RNA >10,000 cqpies/mL; 26.4 percent had CD4 <200 cells/uL; 54.7 percent were taking ART; and only 26 percent had detectable HIV-1 RNA in their vaginal fluids. TV-positive women who were treated effectively for TV were less likely to shed flIV vaginally at three months after treatment compared to baseline (RR 0.34, 95 percent CI: 0.12-.0.92, P=O. 03). There was no change for TV-negative women.

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Trichomonas Vaginalis Treatment Reduces Vaginal Hiv- 1 Shedding

The researchers wrote that vaginal HIV-I shedding has been associated with...

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