Male circumcision and risk of HIV acquisition among MSMJorge Sanchez
Asociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion, Lima, Peru
AIDS 25:519-23. 2011
..To assess the association between male circumcision, insertive anal sex practices, and HIV acquisition in a cohort of MSM...
HIV-1, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual behavior trends among men who have sex with men in Lima, PeruJorge Sanchez
Asociation Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion, Av Grimaldo Del Solar 805, Lima 18, Peru
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 44:578-85. 2007
..To assess and estimate trends in HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and sexual behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lima, Peru...
- Lack of evidence of hepatitis C and HIV co-infection among men who have sex with men in Peru
Javier R Lama
Investigaciones Medicas en Salud INMENSA, Lima, Peru
Am J Trop Med Hyg 81:184-6. 2009
..62%). This matched case-control reports a very low probability of association between HCV and HIV co-infection and suggests a very low prevalence of HCV infection among MSM in Peru...
- Association of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection and syphilis with human immunodeficiency virus infection among men who have sex with men in Peru
Javier R Lama
Asociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion, Ministry of Health of Peru, Lima, Peru
J Infect Dis 194:1459-66. 2006
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- Hepatitis B infection and association with other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men in Peru
Javier R Lama
Asociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion, Lima, Peru
Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:194-200. 2010
..Pre-existing HBV infection is very common among Peruvian MSM and was correlated with sexual risk factors. MSM in Peru constitute a target population for further HBV preventive and treatment interventions...
- Retroviral infection in Peruvian men who have sex with men
Alberto M La Rosa
Ministry of Health, Lima, Peru
Clin Infect Dis 49:112-7. 2009
..2%). Human immunodeficiency virus infection was detected in 329 (12.4%) of the patients; 24 (7.3%) had HTLV coinfection. Risk factors for HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection varied with sexual role...
- Prevalence and correlates of human herpesvirus 8 infection among Peruvian men who have sex with men
Juan V Guanira
Investigaciones Medicas en Salud INMENSA, Lima, Peru
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 49:557-62. 2008
..Little is known about HHV-8 prevalence and its correlates among MSM in the Andean region...
- High HIV and ulcerative sexually transmitted infection incidence estimates among men who have sex with men in Peru: awaiting for an effective preventive intervention
Jorge Sanchez
Investigaciones Medicas en Salud, Lima, Peru
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 51:S47-51. 2009
..In the Andean Region, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) are most prevalent among men who have sex with men (MSM), but incidence estimates and associated factors have never been prospectively assessed...
- Determinants and prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant Peruvian women
Jorge O Alarcon
Tropical Medicine Institute of Universidad Nacional Mayor De San Marcos, Lima, Peru
AIDS 17:613-8. 2003
..Underlying societal factors related to heterosexual HIV infection, including deferral of marriage, warrant further study...
- Linking HIV and antiretroviral drug resistance surveillance in Peru: a model for a third-generation HIV sentinel surveillance
Javier R Lama
Asociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion, Lima, Peru
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 42:501-5. 2006
..HIV drug resistance surveillance is limited by recruitment and selection bias and by limited information regarding HIV incidence rates, secondary resistance, and treatment prevalence...
- Relative dominance of Gag p24-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes is associated with human immunodeficiency virus control
Rosario Zuniga
Asociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion, Lima, Peru
J Virol 80:3122-5. 2006
..Analyses in a second cohort in the United States confirm these findings and point towards a dominant role of Gag-specific immunity in effective control of HIV infection, providing important guidance for HIV vaccine development...
- The etiology and management of genital ulcers in the Dominican Republic and Peru
Jorge Sanchez
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia School of Public Health and Administration, Lima, Peru
Sex Transm Dis 29:559-67. 2002
..The modified algorithm had lower sensitivity but a reduced overtreatment rate. M-PCR testing was more sensitive than standard tests and more specific and sensitive than clinical diagnosis...
