A theoretical model for the transmission dynamics of HIV/HSV-2 co-infection in the presence of poor HSV-2 treatment adherence
31 déc. 2018
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Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2018
Pages: 603 - 626
Reçu: 07 oct. 2018
Accepté: 31 déc. 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/AMNS.2018.2.00047
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Model parameters and their baseline values_ The time unit is in months
Definition | Symbol | Baseline values (Range) | Source |
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Effective contact rate for HSV-2 infection | 0.2 | [ | |
Effective contact rate for HIV infection | 0.3 (0.11-0.95) | [ | |
Rate of acute HSV-2 becoming latent | 2.3805(2.083-2.678) | [ | |
Rate of acute HSV-2 and HIV infected becoming latent | 1.683(1.458-1.875) | [ | |
Treatment quitting rate | 0.3 | [ | |
Treatment quitting rate (dually infected) | 0.3 | Assumed | |
Proportion of HSV-2 patients who successfully complete treatment | 0.7(0-1) | Assumed | |
Proportion of patients who successfully complete treatment (dually infected) | 0.8(0-1) | Assumed | |
Reactivation rate with an effect of treatment (HSV-2 only) | Varies | [ | |
Reactivation rate with an effect of treatment (dually infected) | Varies | [ | |
Baseline reactivation rate of latent HSV-2 | 0.339-0.436 | [ | |
Baseline reactivation rate of latent HSV-2 (dually infected) | 0.365-0.469 | [ | |
Enhanced susceptibility of people with acute HSV-2 to HIV infection | 2.7-3.1 | [ | |
Enhanced susceptibility to HSV-2 infection by HIV infectives | ≥ 1 | [ | |
Treatment rate of acute HSV-2 | Varied | [ | |
Rate of progression from HIV to AIDS | 0.0104 | [ | |
Average sexual lifespan | 0.004(0.003-0.005) | [ | |
AIDS-related death rate | 0.03 | [ | |
Modification parameter | (0−1) | Assumed | |
Modification parameter | (0−1) | Assumed | |
Modification parameter | (0−1) | Assumed | |
Modification parameter | (0−1) | Assumed | |
Modification parameter | (0−1) | Assumed |