Comparison of washing and swabbing procedures for collecting genital fluids to assess shedding of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in asymptomatic HIV-1-infected women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 449-452

  Andréoletti, Laurent ^a,f   Grésenguet, Gérard ^e   Chomont, Nicolas ^b   Matta, Mathieu ^d   Quiniou, Yann ^d   Si Mohamed, Ali ^d   Bélec, Laurent ^b,c,d  

^a REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^e SIDA   (Central African Republic)

^f SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICOVAGINAL WASHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENDOCERVICAL SWABBING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS SHEDDING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; RNA, VIRAL; VIRUS SHEDDING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0037234920     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.1.449-452.2003     Document Type: Article

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