The potential role of biomarkers in HIV preventive vaccine trials

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 536-545

  MacLachlan, Ellen ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^b,e   Barnabas, Ruanne ^a   Sanchez, Jorge ^c   Koblin, Beryl ^d   Duerr, Ann ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Fenway Community Health   (United States)

^c ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL IMPACTA SALUD Y EDUCACIÓN   (Peru)

^d NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Hepatitis; HIV incidence; HIV vaccine trials; Randomized controlled trials; STIs

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COTE D'IVOIRE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GONORRHEA; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS LOAD;

AIDS VACCINES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68449102376     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181adcbbe     Document Type: Review

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