Effect of treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis on HIV-1 shedding in the genital tract among women on antiretroviral therapy: A pilot study

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 991-992

  Moreira, Carla ^a   Venkatash, Kartik K ^a   Delong, Allison ^b   Liu, Tao ^b   Kurpewski, Jaclyn ^b   Ingersoll, Jessica ^c   Caliendo, Angela M ^c,d   Cu Uvin, Susan ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EMORY CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINITIS; VIRUS SHEDDING;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PILOT PROJECTS; RNA, VIRAL; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 70049117139     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605540     Document Type: Letter

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