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Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis for Heterosexual HIV Transmission in Botswana

Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis for Heterosexual HIV Transmission in Botswana

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Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis for Heterosexual HIV Transmission in Botswana

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Full title

Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis for Heterosexual HIV Transmission in Botswana

Publisher

Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal title

The New England journal of medicine, 2012-08, Vol.367 (5), p.423-434

Language

English

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Publisher

Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Scope and Contents

Contents

In this study, 1219 HIV-uninfected, heterosexual adults in Botswana were randomly assigned to tenofovir–emtricitabine (TDF–FTC) or placebo. The TDF–FTC group had a lower incidence of HIV infection but increased rates of side effects, including a significant loss of bone density.
Biomedical strategies to prevent sexual transmission of human immun...

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Full title

Antiretroviral Preexposure Prophylaxis for Heterosexual HIV Transmission in Botswana

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1031159653

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1031159653

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMoa1110711

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