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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis increases the risk of HIV-1 acquisition
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 195, No. 5, Year 2007
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We conducted a prospective study among women in Mombasa, Kenya, to determine whether Trichomonas vaginalis infection was associated with an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. At monthly follow-up visits, laboratory screening for HIV-1 and genital tract infections was conducted. Among 1335 HIV-1-sero-negative women monitored for a median of 566 days, there were 806 incident T. vaginalis infections (23.6/100 person-years), and 265 women seroconverted to HIV-1 (7.7/100 person-years). Trichomoniasis was associated with a 1.52-fold (95% confidence interval, 1.04-2.24-fold) increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Treatment and prevention of T. vaginalis infection could reduce HIV-1 risk in women. © 2007 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
McClelland, Raymond Scott
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Sangaré, Laura R.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Hassan, Wisal M.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Lavreys, Ludo
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Mandaliya, Kishor N.
Kenya, Mombasa
Coast Provincial General Hospital, Kenya
Kiarie, James Njogu
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Ndinya-Achola, Jeckoniah O.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Jaoko, Walter G.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Baeten, Jared M.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Statistics
Citations: 508
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/511278
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female