Prevalence of sexually transmitted co-infections in people living with HIV/AIDS: Systematic review with implications for using HIV treatments for prevention

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-190

  Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Pellowski, Jennifer ^a   Turner, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AIDS PATIENT; CHLAMYDIA; DATA BASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MIXED INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRICHOMONIASIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 79953114286     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.047514     Document Type: Review

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