Sensitive method for the detection of infectious HIV in semen of seropositive individuals

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-40

  Vernazza, Pietro L ^a,b   Eron, Joseph J ^a   Fiscus, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV culture; semen; seminal cells; seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0029870194     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(95)01899-9     Document Type: Article

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