BMJ  2004;328 (3 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7430.0-a

A stable partner slows progression of HIV

In people infected with HIV, having a stable partner slows the progression of disease. During three years' follow up of 3736 HIV positive Swiss patients who had received highly active antiretroviral therapy, Young and colleagues (p 15) found that 80% of the patients had a stable partner at some time, and these patients had a slower rate of progression to AIDS or death. Though having a stable partner results in lower mortality in HIV positive patients, the mechanisms responsible are not known.

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