title: Sexual abstinence in patients with HIV infection: a 2-year follow-up study.
abstract: Thirty-five human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients were followed over a 2-year period. All agreed to abstain from sexual intercourse. This group had a low level of recurring infections. A comparison study of sexually active HIV males is underway.
authors.affiliation: Office of Postgraduate Medical Education, Martin Luther King Jr General Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 90059.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012746:Sexual Abstinence