Detectable HIV-RNA in semen of HIV controllers.

Marie-Laure ChaixFaroudy BoufassaCandice MeyzerMarianne Leruez-VilleNadia MahjoubMarie-Laure NerePhilippe GenetClaudine DuvivierCaroline Lascoux-CombesOlivier LambotteJade Ghosn

Published in: PloS one (2017)

We show that HIV-RNA can be detected in the semen of HIC men, with levels positively correlated with those measured concomitantly in blood plasma. HIC men should be aware of the risk of HIV genital shedding, especially if viral blips are reported.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
men who have sex with men
sars cov
south africa