Male circumcision and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in female partners: A randomized trial in Rakai, Uganda

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 486-490

  Tobian, Aaron A R ^a,b   Kigozi, Godfrey ^c   Redd, Andrew D ^d   Serwadda, David ^c,e   Kong, Xiangrong ^b   Oliver, Amy ^f   Nalugoda, Fred ^c   Quinn, Thomas C ^d,f   Gray, Ronald H ^b,c   Wawer, Maria J ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM   (Uganda)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^f SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UGANDA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855901629     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir767     Document Type: Article

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