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Circumcision Status and Incident HSV-2 Infection, Genital Ulcer Disease, and HIV Infection
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-06)
Objective: We assessed the protective effect of medical male circumcision (MMC) against HIV, HSV-2, and GUD incidence.
Design: 2784 men aged 18–24 years living in Kisumu, Kenya were randomly assigned to circumcision ...
The Effect of Medical Male Circumcision on Urogenital Mycoplasma genitalium among Men in Kisumu, Kenya
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-04)
Background: We determined the prevalence of urethral Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) infection and whether infection was associated with circumcision status, among men enrolled in the randomized trial of medical male circumcision ...
Circumcision Status and Incident HSV-2 Infection, Genital Ulcer Disease, and HIV Infection
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012-06)
Objective: We assessed the protective effect of medical male circumcision (MMC) against HIV, HSV-2, and GUD incidence.
Design: 2784 men aged 18–24 years living in Kisumu, Kenya were randomly assigned to circumcision ...
Medical Male Circumcision and HSV-2 Acquisition: Post-Trial Surveillance in Kisumu, Kenya
(Oxford University Press, 2013-12)
Background. We estimated the 72-month efficacy of medical male circumcision (MMC) against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) incidence among men in the Kisumu MMC randomized trial.Methods. From 2002 to 2005, 2784 men aged 18-24 ...
Microbial Diversity of Genital Ulcer Disease in Men Enrolled in a Randomized Trial of Male Circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya
(Public Library of Science, 2012-07-27)
Background: Medical male circumcision (MMC) reduces the risk of genital ulcer disease (GUD) in men by 50%. In Ugandan
and Kenyan trials, a sexually transmissible agent was not identified in 50–60% of GUD specimens by ...
Emergence of Quinolone-Resistance and Cephalosporin MIC Creep in Neisseria 2 gonorrhoeae in a Cohort of Young Men in Kisumu, Kenya: 2002 – 2009
(American Society for Microbiology, 2011)
Introduction: We evaluated antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) isolated from men enrolled in a randomized trial of male circumcision to prevent HIV.
Methods: Urethral specimens from men with discharge ...
The Long Term Efficacy of Medical Male Circumcision against HIV Acquisition
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-07)
BACKGROUND::
In three randomized trials, medical male circumcision (MMC) reduced HIV acquisition in heterosexual men in sub-Saharan Africa by approximately 60%, after 21-24 months of follow-up. We estimated the 72-month ...