Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies of HIV-1 RNA and DNA loads in blood and the female genital tract

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-235

  Iversen, Astrid K N ^a,b,c   Attermann, Jørn ^b   Gerstoft, Jan ^c   Fugger, Lars ^d   Mullins, James I ^e   Skinhøj, Peter ^c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA genital shedding in women; HIV 1 RNA

Indexed keywords

BETA CHEMOKINE; LAMIVUDINE; RITONAVIR; SAQUINAVIR; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 8444229280     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.05.016     Document Type: Article

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