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Type: Poster
Title: Seminal shedding of CMV and HIV transmission among men who have sex with men (MSM).
Authors: Gianella S, Scheffler K, Mehta S, Little S, Freitas L, Morris S, Smith D
Date: 02-23-2015
Abstract:Conclusions: This study supports the hypothesis that CMV shedding among MSM contributes to a large proportion of HIV transmissions in San Diego. Such contribution seems to be larger than that of bacterial STI and HSV-2. Confirming this hypothesis would require a large randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial, which will be difficult with currently approved anti-CMV therapies given their inherent toxicities, but newer anti-CMV therapies and vaccines may hold promise.

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