Anti-HIV microbicide gel: exciting, but still work to be done
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
July this year saw a breakthrough in the field of HIV prevention: for the first time ever, a microbicide gel was shown to reduce the transmission of the virus in a trial. But the product is still a long way from the clinic. Madeleine Armstrong reports on the next steps for the gel and why this approach is so important