Detection and quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the female genital tract. The Division of AIDS Treatment Research Initiative 009 Study Group.
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was detected in the genital tracts of 59% of 225 women by RNA PCR and in 7% of the women by culture. In a comparison of two sampling methods, endocervical swabs were more sensitive than cervicovaginal lavage for HIV-1 RNA detection by PCR but not by culture and their sensitivity was independent of the concentration of HIV-1 RNA.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 38 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000