Mullins Molecular Retrovirology Lab

  • Department of Microbiology
  • School of Medicine
  • University of Washington
University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research

Citation Information

Mujugira A, Magaret AS, Celum C, Baeten JM, Lingappa JR, Morrow RA, Fife KH, Delany-Moretlwe S, de Bruyn G, Bukusi EA, Karita E, Kapiga S, Corey L, Wald A, Partners in Prevention HSV/HIV Transmission Study Team (2013). Daily acyclovir to decrease herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) transmission from HSV-2/HIV-1 coinfected persons: a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of infectious diseases, 208(9), 1366-74. (pubmed) (doi)

Abstract

Daily suppressive therapy with valacyclovir reduces risk of sexual transmission of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) in HSV-2-serodiscordant heterosexual couples by 48%. Whether suppressive therapy reduces HSV-2 transmission from persons coinfected with HSV-2 and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is unknown.