A. D. Divekar

TL;DR: In multivariate analysis, inconsistent condom use and genital ulcer disease or genital warts were associated with prevalent HIV in FSWs, and history of sexual contact with a partner with an STD was associated with HIV in non-FSWs.

TL;DR: Stored serum samples from a cohort of 2732 HIV-1-seronegative patients attending 3 sexually transmitted infection clinics and 1 reproductive tract infection clinic in Pune, India, were screened for HSV-2-specific antibodies, suggesting that prevention of HSv-2 infection may reduce the risk of HIV- 1 acquisition.

TL;DR: In a prospective study of 2298 HIV-uninfected men attending sexually transmitted infection clinics in India, it was noted that circumcision was strongly protective against HIV-1 infection, however, there was no protective effect against herpes simplex virus type 2, syphilis, or gonorrhoea.

TL;DR: In India the prevalence of HIV infection is alarmingly high among female sex workers and men attending clinics for sexually transmitted diseases, particularly in those who had recently had contact with sex workers.

TL;DR: The etiology of genital ulcer disease among patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in Pune, India, and to examine the relationship to HIV infection and compare the clinical diagnosis of GUD with the results of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (M-PCR) assay for Treponema pallidum, herpes simplex virus (HSV), and Hemophilus ducreyi infection are determined.