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Michael Augenbraun, Lawrence Corey, Patricia Reichelderfer, David J. Wright, David Burns, David M. Koelle, Esther Robison, Mardge Cohen, Women's Health Studies 002 Study Group, Herpes Simplex Virus Shedding and Plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA Levels in Coinfected Women, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 33, Issue 6, 15 September 2001, Pages 885–890, https://doi.org/10.1086/322654
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Abstract
Asymptomatic herpes simplex virus (HSV) shedding was described in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women, and the association of HSV shedding with changes in plasma HIV RNA load was investigated. Genital, rectal, and oral swabs were obtained daily during a 4-week period for polymerase chain reaction and culture, and concomitant plasma specimens were drawn 3 times weekly for determination of HIV RNA load. During the study, 70% and 79% of subjects shed HSV from the oral cavity and genital area, respectively. Shedding of HSV occurred for a mean of 3.2 days for oral shedding and 5.4 days for genital shedding. Mean plasma HIV RNA loads during periods of HSV shedding and nonshedding and for periods 3 days after the cessation of shedding were compared; no significant differences were found (P=.74). In women who shed HSV, as evaluated by detection of virus, plasma HIV RNA load did not fluctuate with HSV shedding.