✪ Sexually transmitted infections in the era of antiretroviral-based HIV prevention: Priorities for discovery research, implementation science, and community involvement

Authors:

Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Julia C. Dombrowski, & Kenneth H. Mayer

^{University of Washington affiliated authors are displayed in bold.}

✪ Open Access

Published: January 2018

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Excerpt:

Summary points

• Persons living with HIV who achieve sustained viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy can avoid sexual transmission of HIV without using condoms.
• Similarly, pre-exposure prophylaxis with tenofovir-emtricitabine in HIV-uninfected persons is highly effective.
• With this background, rates of sexually transmitted infections are increasing in some HIV-infected populations, and in some at risk for HIV acquisition.
• The implications require reassessment of the alignment and prioritization of HIV research funding, public health policy, and community engagement.

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