Prospective pilot study on the relationship between seminal HIV-1 shedding and genital schistosomiasis in men receiving antiretroviral therapy along Lake Malawi
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Male genital schistosomiasis (MGS) is hypothesized to increase seminal shedding of HIV-1. This prospective pilot study assessed seminal HIV-1 RNA shedding in men on long-term ART with and without a diagnosis of MGS. Study visits occurred at 0, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. MGS was diagnosed by egg positivity on semen microscopy or PCR of seminal sediment. After optimization of the HIV-RNA assay, we examined 72 paired plasma and semen samples collected from 31 men (15 with and 16 without MGS) over 12 months. HIV-1 RNA was detected in 7/72 (9.7%) seminal samples and 25/72 (34.7%) plasma samples. When comparing sample pairs, 5/72 (6.9%) showed HIV-1 RNA detection only in the seminal sample. Overall, 3/31 (9.7%) participants, all with MGS, had detectable HIV-1 RNA in semen while plasma HIV-1 RNA was undetectable (< 22 copies/mL), with seminal levels ranging up to 400 copies/mL. Two participants showing HIV-1 RNA in seminal fluid from the MGS-negative group also had concomitant HIV-1 RNA detection in plasma. The findings suggest that MGS can be associated with low-level HIV-1 RNA shedding despite virologically suppressive ART. Further studies are warranted to confirm these observations and assess its implications.
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2023 |
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13 |
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Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 29. Aug., Seite 14154 |
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Date Completed 31.08.2023 Date Revised 21.11.2023 published: Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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