Long-term treatment of genital herpes with the drug acyclovir does not reduce the incidence of new HIV infections. This unwelcome and surprising news was revealed during the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, which concluded last Friday.
Dr. C. Celum of the University of Washington, Seattle, reported on results obtained from a multi-center trial which evaluated the effects of acyclovir. The trial included 1,814 gay men who have sex with men from Peru and the United States. Also...
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Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Cyrus Badshah, MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia... Read more »
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