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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Cervicovaginal HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2 shedding during genital ulcer disease episodes
AIDS, Volume 21, No. 12, Year 2007
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate correlates of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) DNA and HIV-1 RNA among women with genital ulcer disease (GUD). DESIGN: Baseline data from a randomized placebo-controlled trial of episodic herpes treatment in Ghana and the Central African Republic. METHODS: GUD aetiology was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from a lesional swab. Real-time PCR was used to quantify HIV-1 RNA, and HSV-2 DNA in cervicovaginal lavages (CVL) and HIV-1 RNA in plasma. Genital infection was defined as the presence of virus in the lesion or CVL. RESULTS: Of 441 women enrolled, 79.0% were HSV-2 seropositive, 46.6% were HIV-1 seropositive, and 50.0% had an HSV-2 ulcer. Among 180 HSV-2/HIV-1 co-infected women, cervicovaginal HIV-1 RNA was detected more frequently in women with HSV-2 ulcers (67.9%) or cervicovaginal HSV-2 DNA only (72.3%) compared with women without genital HSV-2 infection (42.4%) (P = 0.004). Women with genital HSV-2 infection had higher median cervicovaginal HIV-1-RNA loads (3.14 log10 copies/mL versus 2.10 log10 copies/mL; P = 0.003), higher plasma HIV-1-RNA loads (median 5.10 versus 4.65 log10 copies/mL; P = 0.07), and lower median CD4 cell counts) (198 versus 409 cells/mm, P = 0.03). Cervicovaginal HIV-1 RNA and HSV-2 DNA were significantly correlated after adjusting for plasma HIV-1 RNA and CD4 cell counts (P < 0.001) and a 10-fold increase in cervicovaginal HSV-2 DNA was associated with a 1.7-fold increase in plasma HIV-1 RNA (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION: Genital HSV-2 infection is associated with increased cervicovaginal and plasma HIV-1 RNA among co-infected women with genital ulcers, independently of the level of immunodeficiency, highlighting the close interaction between these two viruses and the role of HSV-2 as a co-factor for the sexual transmission of HIV-1. © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Le-Goff, Jérôme
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Weiss, Helen Anne
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Grésenguet, Gérard
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Nzambi, Khonde
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Frost, Eric Harold E.
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Hayes, Richard John
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Mabey, David C.W.
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Malkin, Jean Élie
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Mayaud, Philippe C.
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Bélec, Laurent
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Statistics
Citations: 79
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAD.0b013e32825a69bd
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Central African Republic
Ghana
Participants Gender
Female