Seminal shedding of CMV and HIV transmission among men who have sex with men

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 7585-7592

  Gianella, Sara ^a   Scheffler, Konrad ^a,b   Mehta, Sanjay R ^a   Little, Susan J ^a   Freitas, Lorri ^c   Morris, Sheldon R ^a   Smith, Davey M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; HIV epidemics; HIV transmission; Men who have sex with men

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIXED INFECTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RISK; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALITY; TRANSMISSION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939554332     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120707585     Document Type: Article

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