Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Antiretroviral therapy,"

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    • Effect of acquisition and treatment of cervical infections on HIV-1 shedding in women on antiretroviral therapy 

      Gitau, Ruth W.; Graham, Susan M.; Masese, Linnet N.; Overbaugh, Julie; Chohan, Vrasha; Peshu, Norbert; Richardson, Barbra A.; Jaoko Walter G.; Ndinya-Achola JO; McClelland, R. Scott (2010)
      BACKGROUND: Cervicitis increases the quantity of HIV-1 RNA in cervical secretions when women are not taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), and successful treatment of cervicitis reduces HIV-1 shedding in this ...

    • Initiation of antiretroviral therapy leads to a rapid decline in cervical and vaginal HIV-1 shedding 

      Graham, Susan M.; Holte, Sarah E.; Peshu, Norbert M.; Richardson, Barbra A; Panteleeff, Dana D.; Jaoko Walter G.; Ndinya-Achola Jeckoniah O.; Mandaliya, Kishorchandra N.; Overbaugh, Julie M.; McClelland, R. Scott (2007)
      Antiretroviral therapy (ART) may decrease HIV-1 infectivity in women by reducing genital HIV-1 shedding. To evaluate the time course and magnitude of decay in cervical and vaginal HIV-1 shedding as women initiate ART. This ...