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Table 2 Procedures associated with each clinic visit

From: The Opposites Attract Study of viral load, HIV treatment and HIV transmission in serodiscordant homosexual male couples: design and methods

 

Baseline visit

First visit of calendar year

All other follow-up visits

Seroconversion visit1

HIV-Positive partner

    

  Viral load test

X

X

X

X

  CD4 Count

X

X

X

X

  STI tests3

X

X

X

X

  Blood samples for storage

X

X

 

X

  Semen sample (optional) 2

X

X

X

X

HIV-Negative partner

    

  HIV antibody test

X

X

X

X

  STI tests3

X

X

X

X

  Blood samples for storage

X

  

X

  Anal swab for storage

X

  

X

  1. 1Seroconversion visits only occur if the HIV-negative partner seroconverts during follow-up.
  2. 2The semen sub-study is only available at certain sites.
  3. 3At Australian clinical sites, STI tests are conducted as indicated. In Brazil and Thailand, they are conducted at every visit.
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