The vaginal ecosystem is important for women's health and for a successful reproductive life,
and an optimal host-microbial interaction is required for the maintenance of eubiosis. The …

More than 42 million people worldwide are now infected with HIV, in spite of sustained
prevention activities. Although the spread of HIV has been primarily sexual, epidemiological …

Abstract Information on age-and sex-specific prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV)
types 2 and 1 infections is essential to optimize genital herpes control strategies, which …

Genital herpes is the main cause of genital ulcers worldwide; the prevalence of herpes
simplex virus (HSV) type 2 infections in the general population ranges from 10% to 60 …

Background Most persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-
1) are also infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which is frequently reactivated …

The mechanisms by which mucus helps prevent viruses from infecting mucosal surfaces are
not well understood. We engineered non-mucoadhesive nanoparticles of various sizes and …

Since the type of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection affects prognosis and subsequent
counseling, type-specific testing to distinguish HSV-1 from HSV-2 is always recommended …

Materials and Methods The PubMed, Embase and AIDSearch databases were searched on
January 8, 2007 using the following search terms:(HIV or human immunodeficiency virus) …

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common infection in many countries, with
prevalence in some regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa, higher than in the USA …

Sexually transmitted infections other than HIV are important global health issues. They have,
however, been neglected as a public-health priority and control efforts continue to fail …