Association of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection and Syphilis with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Peru

BackgroundWe evaluated associations between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, and syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Peru MethodsA surveillance survey of 3280 MSM was conducted; sexual behavior was assessed with a structured c...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2006-11, Vol.194 (10), p.1459-1466
Main Authors: Lama, Javier R., Lucchetti, Aldo, Suarez, Luis, Laguna-Torres, Victor A., Guanira, Juan V., Pun, Monica, Montano, Silvia M., Celum, Connie L., Carr, Jean K., Sanchez, Jorge, Bautista, Christian T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
AIDS
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Cocaine-Related Disorders - complications
Condoms
Condylomata Acuminata - complications
Herpes Genitalis - complications
Herpes Genitalis - epidemiology
Herpes Genitalis - virology
Herpes simplex virus 2
Herpesvirus 2, Human
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - complications
HIV/AIDS
Homosexuality, Male
Human herpesvirus 2
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human immunodeficiency virus 2
Humans
Infections
Interviews as Topic
Male
Men
Middle Aged
Peru
Proctitis - complications
Sentinel surveillance
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sex Work - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Sexually transmitted diseases
Statistics as Topic
Syphilis
Syphilis - complications
Syphilis - epidemiology
Treponema pallidum
Unsafe Sex - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:BackgroundWe evaluated associations between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection, and syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Peru MethodsA surveillance survey of 3280 MSM was conducted; sexual behavior was assessed with a structured computer-assisted self-interview, and serum antibody testing was performed for HIV, HSV-2, and Treponema pallidum ResultsHIV, HSV-2, and syphilis seroprevalences of 13.9%, 46.3%, and 13.4% were detected, respectively. HSV-2 seroprevalence was twice as high in HIV-infected subjects (80.5%) than it was in HIV-uninfected subjects (40.8%) (P
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/508548