High HIV and ulcerative sexually transmitted infection incidence estimates among men who have sex with men in Peru: Awaiting for an effective preventive intervention

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Sanchez, Jorge ^a   Lama, Javier R ^a   Peinado, Jesus ^a   Paredes, Andres ^b   Lucchetti, Aldo ^a   Russell, Kevin ^c   Kochel, Tadeusz ^c   Sebastian, Jose L ^d  

^a Investigaciones Medicas en Salud   (Peru)

^b Hospital Central de la Policía Nacional del Perú Luis N Saenz   (Peru)

^c California   (Peru)

^d MINISTERIO DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Homosexual men; HSV 2 infection; Incidence; Peru; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOGENITAL ULCER; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; GONORRHEA; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNSAFE SEX; ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; COMORBIDITY; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PERU; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149131094     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a2671d     Document Type: Article

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