Seminal plasma HIV levels in men with asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-208

  Rieg, G ^a,b   Butler, D M ^c   Smith, D M ^c   Daar, E S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV shedding; Seminal plasma; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; DIDANOSINE; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; TENOFOVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIAL URETHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GONORRHEA; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; RNA, VIRAL; SEMEN; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 77949344846     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009331     Document Type: Article

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