The CAPRISA Clinical Trials: HIV Treatment and Prevention (2017)

The CAPRISA Clinical Trials: HIV Treatment and PreventionAuthor(s): Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Cheryl Baxter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783319475172, 978-3319475172\nSynopsis\nSince its inception 14 years ago, CAPRISA has conducted numerous clinical studies that have influenced international TB-HIV treatment guidelines as well as HIV prevention through innovations in the microbicide and vaccine fields. This book provides a historical account of how each of CAPRISAs high impact studies was created, developed, implemented, analysed and communicated. In doing so, the reader is taken on a journey that provides glimpses into the genesis of research ideas and how this ultimately leads to a range of HIV prevention and treatment studies that have impacted the global response to the HIV and TB epidemics.\n\nComprised of 5 sections, the book details the following:.