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Male circumcision for the prevention of HSV-2 and HPV infections and syphilis.
The New England journal of medicine - 26 Mar 2009
Tobian Aaron A R, Serwadda David, Quinn Thomas C, Kigozi Godfrey, Gravitt Patti E, Laeyendecker Oliver, Charvat Blake, Ssempijja Victor, Riedesel Melissa, Oliver Amy E, Nowak Rebecca G, Moulton Lawrence H, Chen Michael Z, Reynolds Steven J, Wawer Maria J, Gray Ronald H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Male circumcision significantly reduced the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among men in three clinical trials. We assessed the efficacy of male circumcision for the prevention of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and syphilis in HIV-negative adolescent boys and men. METHODS: We enrolled 5534 HIV-negative, uncircumcised male...
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