HIV superinfection in the era of increased sexual risk-taking

Sex Transm Dis. 2004 Apr;31(4):201-4. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000118082.45312.1f.

Abstract

Recent reports have documented increases in unprotected intercourse (UI) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and other at-risk populations. A further consequence of persons living with HIV engaging in unprotected intercourse or shared parenteral exposures with seroconcordant partners is HIV recombination and superinfection, possibly with a drug-resistant or more pathogenic virus. The epidemiologic, clinical, and therapeutic implications of recent case reports confirming superinfection in persons living with HIV, as well as research priorities aimed at providing a more thorough understanding of the consequences of unprotected sex among HIV-infected people, are explored here.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections*
  • Humans
  • Risk-Taking*
  • Safe Sex*
  • Superinfection*