Can herpes simplex virus type 2 suppression slow HIV disease progression: a study protocol for the VALacyclovir In Delaying Antiretroviral Treatment Entry (VALIDATE) trial.

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Published in Trials on November 24, 2010

Authors

Darrell H S Tan1, Janet M Raboud, Rupert Kaul, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Pedro Cahn, Sharon L Walmsley

Author Affiliations

1: University Health Network, 585 University Ave., 13N-1323, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2 Canada. darrell.tan@gmail.com

Associated clinical trials:

Can Valacyclovir Delay the Need for Initiation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Treatment in HIV-infected Individuals? (VALIDATE) | NCT00860977

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