Incidence of nearly all AIDS-defining opportunistic infections, including viral infections, has decreased significantly since the introduction of potent ART[Murphy 2004; Suh 2006]
Viral infections remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients (Table 1)
These occur most notably in individuals who are unaware that they are HIV-infected, who cannot tolerate ART or adhere to it poorly, or who have poor access to adequate healthcare
Herpes Simplex Virus
Epidemiology
HSV-1 and HSV-2 commonly cause disease in HIV-infected persons
HSV-1 is normally acquired early in life
HSV-2 is usually acquired through sexual contact
Seroprevalence rates near 70% for HSV-2 have been reported in the HIV-infected population
Clinical Presentation
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