Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Antiretrovirals and a Behavioral Intervention for Persons With Acute HIV Infection: Opportunity for Interrupting Transmission.

Journal: Open forum infectious diseases
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Persons with acute HIV infection (AHI) have heightened transmission risk. We evaluated potential transmission reduction using behavioral and biomedical interventions in a randomized controlled pilot study in Malawi.

Authors

  • William C Miller
    Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Sarah E Rutstein
    Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Sam Phiri
    Partners in Hope, Lilongwe P.O. Box 302, Malawi.
  • Gift Kamanga
    UNC Project, Lilongwe, Malawi.
  • Dominic Nsona
    Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi.
  • Dana K Pasquale
    Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Katherine B Rucinski
    Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Jane S Chen
    Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Carol E Golin
    Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Kimberly A Powers
    Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Ann M Dennis
    Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Mina C Hosseinipour
    University of North Carolina Project Malawi, Lilongwe Private Bag A-104, Malawi.
  • Joseph J Eron
    Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Wairimu Chege
    Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Irving F Hoffman
    Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • Audrey E Pettifor
    Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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