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Does maternal HSV-2 coinfection increase mother-to-child transmission of HIV? A systematic review

BACKGROUND: Reducing HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is critical to ending the HIV pandemic. Reports suggest that herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), a common coinfection in HIV-infected individuals, is associated with increased MTCT, but results have been conflicting. We conducted a systematic...

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Autores principales: Sivarajah, Vishalini, Venus, Kevin, Yudin, Mark H, Murphy, Kellie E, Morrison, Steven A, Tan, Darrell HS
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sexually Transmitted Infections 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28600331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2016-052921