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AIDS
卷 26, 期 18, 页码 2267-2273出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328355713d
关键词
HAART; HIV; MSM; sexually transmitted diseases; treatment as prevention
资金
- NIH institutional training grant [5T32AI007001-35]
- NIH [R01 AI083059, R01 DA025885]
- Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
- NIH HIV Prevention Trials Network [HPTN-052]
Objective: To review the evidence for antiretroviral 'treatment as prevention' for HIV transmission among MSM. Methods: We reviewed studies that assess the biological plausibility that virally suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces HIV infectiousness via anal intercourse and the epidemiologic evidence of whether ART has played a role in attenuating HIV incidence among MSM. Results: Although ART treatment among MSM is likely to provide some preventive benefit, it is unknown whether it will reduce HIV infectiousness via anal intercourse to the same extent as via penile-vaginal intercourse. Additional research is needed on the pharmacokinetic properties of specific antiretroviral agents in the gastrointestinal tract. Estimates of risk behaviors and the incidence of HIV among MSM before and after the introduction and expansion of ART suggest that the population-level protective benefits of ART may be attenuated by a number of factors, most notably, continuing or increasing frequency of condomless anal intercourse and incidence of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Additional studies are needed on the impact of ART on HIV sexual risk behaviors and transmission among MSM outside of developed countries in North America, western Europe, and Australia. Conclusion: The benefits of treatment as prevention for MSM are highly plausible, but not certain. In the face of these unknowns, treatment guidelines for earlier ART initiation should be considered within a combination prevention strategy that includes earlier diagnosis, expanded STI treatment, and structural and behavioral interventions. (c) 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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