-U.S. HHS: Mass treatment for curable STDs has mixed results, study finds

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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 July 1998-U.S. HHS: Mass treatment for curable STDs has mixed results, study finds (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:030798 -- Some STD rates fall, but HIV incidence remains unchanged Community-wide treatment of curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) reduced STD rates, and improved pregnancy outcomes, but did not reduce new HIV infections, in a recent study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

The study was conducted in a rural region of Uganda where STDs and HIV infection are common. "Numerous epidemiological studies suggest that people with STDs have a greatly increased risk for HIV infection," explains Maria Wawer, M.D., one of the principal investigators on the study. "We conducted a...