Detection of HIV and HCV RNA in semen from Brazilian coinfected men using multiplex PCR before and after semen washing

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 201-206

  Do Canto, Cynthia Liliane Motta ^a   Segurado, Aluisio C ^a   Pannuti, Cláudio ^a   Cedenho, Agnaldo ^b   Srougi, Miguel ^b   Spaine, Deborah ^b   Fernandes, Silvana ^a   Carretiero, Nadily ^a   Bernal, Maria Carolina ^a   Levi, José Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coinfection; HCV; HIV; Semen washing; Serodiscordant couples; Swim up

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 33748937388     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652006000400005     Document Type: Article

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