Correlates of Bacterial Ulcers and Acute HSV-2 Infection among Men with Genital Ulcer Disease in South Africa: Age, Recent Sexual Behaviors, and HIV

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• Alternative Title:
  S Afr J Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Leichliter, Jami S. ; Lewis, David A. ; Paz-Bailey, Gabriela
• Description:
  Data from baseline surveys and STI/HIV laboratory tests (n=615 men) were used to examine correlates of bacterial ulcers (Treponema pallidum, Haemophilus ducreyi, or Chlamydia trachomatis L1-L3 detected in ulcer) and acute HSV-2 ulcers (HSV-2 positive ulcer specimen, HSV-2 sero-negative, and negative for bacterial pathogens) vs. recurrent HSV-2 ulcers (sero-positive), separately. Compared to men with recurrent HSV-2 ulcers, men with bacterial ulcers had larger ulcers but were less likely to be HIV-positive whereas men with acute HSV-2 ulcers were younger with fewer partners. Acute HIV was higher among men with bacterial and acute HSV-2 ulcers; the difference was not statistically significant.
• Subjects:
  Acute HIV Acute HSV-2 Article Bacterial Ulcers Genital Ulcer Disease Sexual Behavior
• Source:
  S Afr J Infect Dis. 31(2):61-65.
• Pubmed ID:
  28217702
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5315454
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4d434b81f2fc3a1a270fce08a942a79ae29ee124c1bdfb6d6ffe6a9ba7271f52
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45392/cdc_45392_DS1.pdf
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