ART and Serodiscordant Couples in China

China is interested in the treatment-as-prevention approach for HIV prevention after this study showed treatment with ART for the infected partner of a serodiscordant couple reduced HIV transmission to the non-infected partner. This is an important advance for a developing nation.

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Jia Z, Ruan Y, Li Q, Xie P, Wang X, Chen RY, Shao Y. Antiretroviral therapy to prevention HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples in China (2003-11): a national observational cohort study. Lancet. 2012 Nov 30. pii: S0140-6736(12)61898-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61898-4. [Epub ahead of print]

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Vermund SH. Treatment as prevention for HIV in China. Lancet. 2012 Nov 30. pii: S0140-6736(12)62005-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62005-4. [Epub ahead of print]

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