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. 2008 Aug 5;5(8):e167.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050167.

Can a topical microbicide prevent rectal HIV transmission?

Florian Hladik  1 , Charlene S Dezzutti
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Can a topical microbicide prevent rectal HIV transmission?

Florian Hladik et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Florian Hladik and Charlene Dezzutti discuss a macaque study of whether rectal simian immunodeficiency virus transmission can be prevented by topical pre-exposure application of tenofovir gel.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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