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Herpes and HIV infection—has the time come to act?

Darren B. Russell
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Cairns Sexual Health Centre, PO Box 902, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia. Email: darren_russell@health.qld.gov.au

Sexual Health 3(2) 67-71 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH04001
Submitted: 5 January 2004  Accepted: 16 January 2006   Published: 26 May 2006

Abstract

It has been known for some years that the ulcerative and inflammatory STIs lead to an increased risk of HIV transmission. In particular, there is a two- to four-fold increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition associated with prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2. The challenges are discussed herein.


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