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Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive): Chronic herpes simplex infection prevalence

Population
Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)
Intervention
Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART)
Comparison
No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)
Outcome
Chronic herpes simplex infection prevalence

No significant difference in chronic herpes simplex infection between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Antiretroviral therapy (any, including cART) vs No antiretroviral medication (treatment-naive)
Chronic herpes simplex infection prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH) · Hospitals and AIDS outpatient centres in India, Brazil, and several Asian countries
No significant difference in chronic herpes simplex infection between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).
Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Oral Health among Children Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and… (2022) All outcomes
OR 2.47 [0.88, 6.97]Not reportedVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Oral Health among Children Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2022 All outcomes
2022-08-03 (inception to 3 August 2022)14Critically Low / Low
How reviews are matched to this question

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