PMID: 29770002Feb 4, 2016Paper

Does suppressive antiviral therapy for herpes simplex virus prevent transmission in an HIV-positive population? A systematic review

Canada Communicable Disease Report = Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada
C R SmithTty Lau

Abstract

Among individuals with genital herpes simplex virus (HSV), co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been shown to increase the frequency and severity of HSV symptoms, HSV shedding, and risk of HSV transmission. To assess whether suppressive antivirual therapy for genital HSV in an HIV-positive populatation prevents HSV transmission to a susceptible partner. A systematic search of the literature was conducted using MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to identify randomized controlled trials published between January 2005 and June 2015. Inclusion criteria were trials written in English or French utilizing suppressive antiviral therapies for HSV. Studies had to report on outcomes related to HSV transmission from HIV-positive populations. Surrogate markers of HSV transmission risk, such as HSV detection and viral load, were also included. Articles underwent a risk of bias assessment, and those with low risk of bias underwent data extraction to complete a narrative synthesis. This review identified thirteen papers. Only one study directly measured transmission of HSV. The overall transmission rate was <10%, and suppressive antiviral therapy had no significant protective effect (9% transmission rate in the acyclovir group vs...Continue Reading

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