title: Factors associated with changes in HIV shedding in semen.
abstract: The efficiency and duration of transmissibilty of HIV seems to be highly variable and dependent on a number of factors related to both the donor and the recipient as well as characteristics intrinsic to the virus itself. Some of the factors likely to be important in sexual transmission of HIV include stage of disease, antiretroviral therapy, and concomitant systemic or mucosal infections, including sexually transmitted diseases. This paper describes recent work from our group in each of these areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fiscus
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Vernazza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gilliam
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Eron
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012661:Semen / Q000821:virology*; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D012367:RNA, Viral