Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA shedding in the female genital tract

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1100-1103

  Goulston, Claudia ^b   McFarland, William ^c   Katzenstein, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PeaceHealth Oregon   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 0031969768     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517404     Document Type: Article

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