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SUBMITTER: Glidden DV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051460 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Glidden David V DV Mulligan Kathleen K McMahan Vanessa V Anderson Peter L PL Guanira Juan J Chariyalertsak Suwat S Buchbinder Susan P SP Bekker Linda-Gail LG Schechter Mauro M Grinsztejn Beatriz B Grant Robert M RM
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20180701 3
<h4>Background</h4>Antiretroviral drugs have been associated with changes in lipids, fat mass and dat distribution. Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) has been shown to have a more favorable metabolic profile than other drugs in its class. However, the metabolic effects of TDF in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated the effects of TDF/emtricitabine (FTC) on lipids and body composition in a blinded, placebo-controlled PrEP trial. Participants enrolled in a meta ...[more]