HIV infection and disturbances of vaginal flora during pregnancy

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-59

  Taha, Taha E ^a   Gray, Ronald H ^a   Kumwenda, Newton I ^a   Hoover, Donald R ^a   Mtimavalye, Laban A R ^b   Liomba, George N ^b   Chiphangwi, John D ^b   Dallabetta, Gina A ^a,c   Miotti, Paolo G ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; HIV infection; Malawi; Sexually transmitted diseases; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032954857     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199901010-00008     Document Type: Article

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