Impact of loop electrosurgical excision procedure for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia on HIV-1 genital shedding: A prospective cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1233-1239

  Huchko, M J ^a   Woo, V G ^a   Liegler, T ^a   Leslie, H ^b   Smith Mccune, K ^a   Sawaya, G F ^a   Bukusi, E A ^c   Cohen, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cervical dysplasia; genital shedding; HAART; HIV; Kenya

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RITONAVIR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; STAVUDINE; VIRUS RNA; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; GENITAL SHEDDING; HAART; HIV; KENYA;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; KENYA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 84882268970     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12258     Document Type: Article

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