Herpes simplex virus 2 infection increases HIV acquisition in men and women: Systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-83

  Freeman, Esther E ^a,c   Weiss, Helen A ^a   Glynn, Judith R ^a   Cross, Pamela L ^a   Whitworth, James A ^a,b   Hayes, Richard J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Follow up; HIV; HSV 2; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 29144444035     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000198081.09337.a7     Document Type: Review

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