Cervicovaginal anti-HIV antibodies in index women from HIV-discordant, exclusively heterosexual, couples

Viral Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Belec L ^a   Prazuck, T ^b   Payan, C ^a   Si Mohamed, A ^a   Cancre, N ^a   Hocini, H ^a,d   Malkin, J E ^c   Pillot, J ^d  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Villeneuve Saint Georges   (France)

^c INSTITUT ALFRED FOURNIER   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 160; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; VAGINA SECRETION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0029836922     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.1996.9.155     Document Type: Article

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