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SUBMITTER: Nicol MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3882078 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nicol Melanie R MR Adams Jessica L JL Kashuba Angela Dm AD
Clinical investigation 20130301 3
The global HIV epidemic cannot be controlled by current treatment or prevention strategies. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using antiretrovirals is a promising approach to curbing the spread of HIV transmission. Recently, four clinical trials demonstrated favorable results when antiretroviral PrEP was administered topically or orally. However, two additional trials were unable to demonstrate a benefit, indicating that further study is required to define the populations and conditions under whic ...[more]