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Effect of HSV-2 serostatus on acquisition of HIV by young men: results of a longitudinal study in Orange Farm, South Africa.

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BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to assess the impact among young men of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) status on the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and on the protective effect of male circumcision against HIV acquisition. METHODS: We used data collected during a male circumcision trial conducted in Orange Farm, South Africa. We estimated adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for HIV acquisition, using survival analysis and background characteristics, HSV-2 status, male circumcision status, and sexual behavior as covariates. RESULTS: Compared with subjects who remained HSV-2 negative throughout the study, subjects who were HSV-2 positive at enrollment had an adjusted IRR of 3.3 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-7.4; P=.004), and those who became HSV-2 positive during follow-up had an adjusted IRR of 7.0 (95% CI, 3.9-12.4; P<.001). The population fraction of incident HIV infection attributable to HSV-2 was 27.8% (95% CI, 17.7%-37.2%). Intention-to-treat analysis of the protective effect of male circumcision on HIV acquisition was the same among men with and men without HSV-2 (0.38 vs. 0.37; P=.93). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that HSV-2 has a substantial impact on HIV acquisition among young South African men. It suggests that HSV-2 infection enhances HIV acquisition and is responsible for approximately 25% of incident cases of HIV infection. However, the protective effect of male circumcision against HIV acquisition appears independent of HSV-2 serostatus. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00122525.
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inserm-00375883 , version 1 (01-04-2010)

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Joelle Sobngwi-Tambekou, Dirk Taljaard, Pascale Lissouba, Kevin Zarca, Adrian Puren, et al.. Effect of HSV-2 serostatus on acquisition of HIV by young men: results of a longitudinal study in Orange Farm, South Africa.. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2009, 199 (7), pp.958-64. ⟨10.1086/597208⟩. ⟨inserm-00375883⟩
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