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Type-Specific Cervico-Vaginal Human Papillomavirus Infection Increases Risk of HIV Acquisition Independent of Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 are associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common STI, but little is know about its role in HIV transmission. The objective of this study was to determine whether cerv...

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Autores principales: Smith-McCune, Karen K., Shiboski, Stephen, Chirenje, Mike Z., Magure, Tsitsi, Tuveson, Jennifer, Ma, Yifei, Da Costa, Maria, Moscicki, Anna-Barbara, Palefsky, Joel M., Makunike-Mutasa, Rudo, Chipato, Tsungai, van der Straten, Ariane, Sawaya, George F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20386706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010094