Curcumin, the primary curcuminoid compound found in turmeric spice, has shown broad
activity as an antimicrobial agent, limiting the replication of many different fungi, bacteria and …

HIV prevalence is increasing worldwide because people on antiretroviral therapy are living
longer, although new infections decreased from 3· 3 million in 2002, to 2· 3 million in 2012 …

Background An interim analysis of data from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052
trial showed that antiretroviral therapy (ART) prevented more than 96% of genetically linked …

Background Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection causes significant disease
globally. Adolescent and adult infection may present as painful genital ulcers. Neonatal …

Background Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis is a promising approach for preventing
human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in heterosexual populations …

Background Estimates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence are essential for
efforts to prevent and control STIs. Few large STI prevalence studies exist, especially for low …

Background Antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral replication could limit the transmission
of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in serodiscordant couples. Methods In nine …

Background HIV and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections cause a substantial
global disease burden and are epidemiologically correlated. Two previous systematic …

Background Women may have persistent risk of HIV acquisition during pregnancy and
postpartum. Estimating risk of HIV during these periods is important to inform optimal …

Introduction HIV is a unique sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is greatly affected by
other concomitant “classical” bacterial and viral STI s that cause genital ulcers and/or …