Resumen
Semen transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drives the global pandemic. HIV loads are generally lower in semen than in blood, but semen loads may be disproportionately high in a subgroup of men. HIV loads in semen exceeded those in blood in 9 (35%) of 26 of antiretroviral therapy-naive men, and disproportionately high shedding was strongly associated with compartmentalized semen cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation (odds ratio [OR], 10.5; P < .01). Overall, 17 of 26 participants were shedding CMV in semen. Semen levels of HIV and CMV were closely correlated (r = 0.5; P < .01), independently of blood HIV load and CD4+ T cell count. Prevention of CMV reactivation warrants further study as a possible strategy to reduce semen shedding of HIV.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 45-48 |
Número de páginas | 4 |
Publicación | Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volumen | 193 |
N.º | 1 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - ene. 1 2006 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:Received 27 May 2005; accepted 25 July 2005; electronically published 21 November 2005. Presented in part: 2005 Keystone Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Banff, 9–15 April 2005 (abstract 420). Potential conflicts of interest: none reported. Financial support: Ontario HIV Treatment Network (support to R.K.; Career Scientist Award to K.M.; studentship award to P.S.; postdoctoral award to A.R.); Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics (support to R.K. and D.K.). R.K. holds a Canada Research Chair. Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Rupert Kaul, Clinical Science Division, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Bldg. #6356, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1A8 (rupert.kaul@utoronto.ca).
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Infectious Diseases