Title | The effect of antiretroviral therapy on secondary transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2007 |
Authors | McCormick, Alethea W., Rochelle P. Walensky, Marc Lipsitch, Elena Losina, Heather Hsu, Milton C. Weinstein, David A. Paltiel, Kenneth A. Freedberg, and George R. Seage |
Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
Volume | 44 |
Issue | 8 |
Pagination | 1115-22 |
Date Published | 2007 Apr 15 |
ISSN | 1537-6591 |
Keywords | Anti-Retroviral Agents, Disease Transmission, Infectious, HIV Infections, Homosexuality, Male, Humans, Male, Risk-Taking |
Abstract | Antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA load and the probability of transmitting HIV to an HIV-uninfected partner. However, the potential reduction in secondary transmission associated with ART may be offset by the longer duration of infectiousness. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00763.x |
Alternate Journal | Clin. Infect. Dis. |