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Cytomegalovirus DNA in Semen and Blood Is Associated With Higher Levels of Proviral HIV DNA
28 Dec 2012
Abstract excerpt
Over three-fourths of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) have at least one herpesvirus detected in their semen, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most prevalent. The presence of CMV is associated with higher T-cell immune activation and with HIV disease progression in treated and untreated individuals. In this study of 113 antiretroviral (ART)-naive HIV-infected MSM, we...
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