Author Interviews, HIV / 27.04.2013
HIV and human herpesviruses in the semen of effectively treated HIV-1 infected men who have sex with men
MedicalResearch.com eInterview with Dr. Sara Gianella Weibel, M.D.
Center For Aids Research (CFAR)
University of California San Diego
La Jolla CA, 92093-0679
Email: gianella@ucsd.edu
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings of the study?
Answer: In this study we evaluated a large number of seminal samples from HIV-infected sexually active gay men treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) using an extensive battery of tests for viral and bacterial co-infections. Around 10% of enrolled subjects presented detectable levels of HIV RNA in semen despite being on suppressive ART.
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