Does maternal HSV-2 coinfection increase mother-to-child transmission of HIV? A systematic review.

Sex Transm Infect · 2017 · PMC5739864 · PMID 28600331

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15 HSV-2 shedding at 38 weeks gestation was nearly significant, with aOR=2.3 (95% CI=0.9 to 6.2). 17 These studies did not always account for key confounders such as antiretroviral use and mode of delivery, but the direction in which such omissions may bias these findings is unclear.

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