Feasibility and Safety of Cervical Biopsy Sampling for Mucosal Immune Studies in Female Sex Workers from Nairobi, Kenya

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Hasselrot, Klara ^a   Cheruiyot, Juliana ^b   Kimani, Joshua ^b   Ball, Terry B ^c,d   Kaul, Rupert ^b,e   Hirbod, Taha ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; LOW RISK POPULATION; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SAMPLING; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

BIOPSY; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; SEX WORKERS;

EID: 84867543599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047570     Document Type: Article

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