inPractice® - Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV Acquisition

Available data suggest that interventions designed to suppress or control STDs are unlikely to significantly decrease HIV transmission
Data on whether routine treatment of bacterial STDs reduces HIV incidence are conflicting^{[Grosskurth 1995; Wawer 1999]}
Evidence suggests HSV-2 infection is an important risk factor for HIV acquisition, but studies have failed to show that suppressing HSV-2 with acyclovir reduces HIV susceptibility or infectiousness^{[Freeman 2006; Mugwanya 2011; Roxby 2012; Drake 2012; Celum 2008; Watson-Jones 2008; Celum 2010]}