| hiv-1 and other sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of female sex workers in chiang rai, thailand. | to determine demographic and behavioural factors and sexually transmitted infections (stis) associated with prevalent hiv-1 infection among brothel based and other female sex workers (fsws) in chiang rai, northern thailand. | 1999 | 10448339 |
| suppressive acyclovir therapy reduces hiv cervicovaginal shedding in hiv- and hsv-2-infected women, chiang rai, thailand. | herpes simplex virus type 2 infection is important in the hiv epidemic and may contribute to increased hiv transmission. we evaluated the effect of suppressive acyclovir therapy on cervicovaginal hiv-1 shedding. | 2008 | 18667923 |
| hiv-1 and herpes simplex virus type-2 genital shedding among co-infected women using self-collected swabs in chiang rai, thailand. | we analysed 528 genital self-collected swabs (scs) from 67 hiv-1 and herpes simplex virus type-2 (hsv-2) co-infected women collected during the placebo month of a randomized crossover clinical trial of suppressive acyclovir in chiang rai, thailand. in this first longitudinal study of hiv-1 and hsv-2 co-infected women using genital scs specimens, we found frequent mucosal hiv-1 shedding. overall, 372 (70%) swabs had detectable hiv-1 rna with median hiv-1 viral load of 2.61 log(10) copies/swab. we ... | 2012 | 22930292 |