دورية أكاديمية
Prevalent Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection is Associated with Altered Vaginal Flora and an increased Susceptibility to Multiple Sexually Transmitted Infections
| العنوان: | Prevalent Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection is Associated with Altered Vaginal Flora and an increased Susceptibility to Multiple Sexually Transmitted Infections |
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| المؤلفون: | Kaul, Rupert, Nagelkerke, Nico J., Kimani, Joshua, Ngugi, Elizabeth, Bwayo, Job J., MacDonald, Kelly S., Rebbaprgada, Anu, Fonck, Karolien, Temmerman, Marleen, Ronald, Allan R. |
| المصدر: | Faculty of Health Sciences, East Africa |
| بيانات النشر: | eCommons@AKU |
| سنة النشر: | 2007 |
| المجموعة: | The Aga Khan University: eCommons@AKU |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | HIV, syphilis, human herpesvirus 2, sexually transmitted diseases, infections, bacterial vaginosis, vagina, risk-taking behavior, herpes simplex type 2 infection, Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| الوصف: | Background: Prevalent herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection increases human immunodeficiency virus acquisition. We hypothesized that HSV-2 infection might also predispose individuals to acquire other common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Methods: We studied the association between prevalent HSV-2 infection and STI incidence in a prospective, randomized trial of periodic STI therapy among Kenyan female sex workers. Participants were screened monthly for infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, and at least every 6 months for bacterial vaginosis (BV) and infection with Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, and/or HSV-2. Results: Increased prevalence of HSV-2 infection and increased prevalence of BV were each associated with the other; the direction of causality could not be determined. After stratifying for sexual risk-taking, BV status, and antibiotic use, prevalent HSV-2 infection remained associated with an increased incidence of infection with N. gonorrhoeae (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 4.3 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.5–12.2]), T. vaginalis (IRR, 2.3 [95% CI, 1.3–4.2]), and syphilis (IRR, 4.7 [95% CI, 1.1–19.9]). BV was associated with increased rates of infection with C. trachomatis (IRR, 2.1 [95% CI, 1.1–3.8]) and T. vaginalis (IRR, 8.0 [95% CI, 3.2–19.8]). Conclusion: Increased prevalences of HSV-2 infection and BV were associated with each other and also associated with enhanced susceptibility to an overlapping spectrum of other STIs. Demonstration of causality will require clinical trials that suppress HSV-2 infection, BV, or both. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| العلاقة: | https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_fhs/317Test; https://doi.org/10.1086/522006Test |
| DOI: | 10.1086/522006 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1086/522006Test https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_fhs/317Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.16579557 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1086/522006 |
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