Association between bacterial vaginosis and Herpes simplex virus type-2 infection: implications for HIV acquisition studiesNicolas Nagot
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, ITD CRU, London, UK
Sex Transm Infect 83:365-8. 2007
..Recent research suggests an association between BV and HSV-2 acquisition, but the converse has not been studied. Here, we investigate whether an association exists between BV and HSV-2 infection..
Genital warts and infection with human immunodeficiency virus in high-risk women in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal studyAndrea J Low
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
BMC Infect Dis 11:20. 2011
..We examined risk factors for genital warts in a cohort of high-risk women in Burkina Faso, in order to further describe their epidemiology...
Long-term virological, immunological and mortality outcomes in a cohort of HIV-infected female sex workers treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy in AfricaCharlotte Huet
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine LSHTM, London, UK
BMC Public Health 11:700. 2011
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Design of epidemiological studies measuring genital and plasma HIV-1 outcomes: lessons from a randomised controlled trialNatasha L Larke
Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Trop Med Int Health 14:267-75. 2009
..We set out to determine whether the variability of genital HIV-1 RNA over time necessitates design adjustments in studies measuring genital shedding to account for this variability...
Cervical infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) 6 or 11 in high-risk women in Burkina FasoAndrea Low
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Sex Transm Infect 86:342-4. 2010
..Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6 and 11 are known agents of genital warts but little is known about their epidemiology in Africa...
Effect of HIV-1 and antiretroviral therapy on herpes simplex virus type 2: a prospective study in African womenP Mayaud
Clinical Research Unit, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E7HT, UK
Sex Transm Infect 84:332-7. 2008
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Spectrum of commercial sex activity in Burkina Faso: classification model and risk of exposure to HIVNicolas Nagot
Centre Muraz, 01 B P 390, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 29:517-21. 2002
..According to social characteristics, women were classified in six different categories, including four groups of nonprofessional sex workers. The aim of the current study is to assess HIV exposure across this classification model...
Roles of clinical and subclinical reactivated herpes simplex virus type 2 infection and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-induced immunosuppression on genital and plasma HIV-1 levelsN Nagot
Centre Muraz, Burkina Faso
J Infect Dis 198:241-9. 2008
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Reduction of HIV-1 RNA levels with therapy to suppress herpes simplex virusNicolas Nagot
Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
N Engl J Med 356:790-9. 2007
..Epidemiologic data suggest that infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is associated with increased genital shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA and HIV-1 transmissibility...
Is sexually transmitted infection management among sex workers still able to mitigate the spread of HIV infection in West Africa?Nicolas Nagot
From the Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 39:454-8. 2005
..To assess the role of sexually transmitted infection (STI) management to prevent HIV acquisition among sex workers in Burkina Faso...
Mobility and HIV-related sexual behavior in Burkina FasoMaria R Khan
Department of Epidemiology and the MEASURE Evaluation Project at the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
AIDS Behav 12:202-12. 2008
..Mobile women were most likely to be interviewed at venues such as bars and clubs, making these appropriate locations for HIV/AIDS interventions. Mobility was not associated with HIV-related sexual behaviors among men...
Viral load and genomic integration of HPV 16 in cervical samples from HIV-1-infected and uninfected women in Burkina FasoMarie Noelle Didelot Rousseau
Department of Virology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
J Med Virol 79:766-70. 2007
..05; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.11-328.3, P = 0.03), but not with HIV-1 or other high-risk HPV types (HR-HPV). Integrated HPV 16 DNA load may be considered as a useful marker of high-grade cervical lesions in HPV 16-infected women...
Herpes simplex virus and HIV-1: deciphering viral synergyPhilippe Van de Perre
EA 4205 Transmission, Pathogenèse et Prévention de l Infection par le VIH, Université Montpellier 1 and Laboratories of Bacteriology and Virology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Lancet Infect Dis 8:490-7. 2008
..Strategies to control HSV2 and other herpesviruses deserve urgent attention and should become part of the HIV-1 prevention and care package...
Impact of suppressive herpes therapy on genital HIV-1 RNA among women taking antiretroviral therapy: a randomized controlled trialAbdoulaye Ouedraogo
Centre Muraz, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
AIDS 20:2305-13. 2006
..71 log10 copies/ml, 95% CI -1.27, -0.14). CONCLUSION: HSV-2 facilitates residual genital HIV-1 replication among dually infected women taking HAART despite HIV-1 suppression at the systemic level...
HIV-related sexual behavior in urban, rural and border areas of Burkina FasoMaria Khan
MEASURE Evaluation Project, Carolina Population Center and Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2524, USA
AIDS Behav 10:607-17. 2006
HIV-1 superinfections in a cohort of commercial sex workers in Burkina Faso as assessed by an autologous heteroduplex mobility procedureOlivier Manigart
Centre Muraz, 01 BP 390 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
AIDS 18:1645-51. 2004
..CONCLUSIONS: Autologous HMA procedure followed by acrylamide extraction of heteroduplexes allowed identifying HIV-1 co- and super-infections in a large cohort study. HIV-1 super-infection is not an uncommon phenomenon...
Longitudinal assessment of HIV-1 and HSV-2 shedding in the genital tract of West African womenNicolas Nagot
Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 39:632-4. 2005
..This study showed that eCVL is a reliable sampling method for detecting both viruses. Three measurement points (at weekly intervals in this study) seem to adequately allow detection of most HIV-1 or HSV-2 genital shedders...