Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Expression of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in the Female Genital Tract | Zendy

Susan CuUvin | Zendy; Joseph W. Hogan | Zendy; Angela M. Caliendo | Zendy; Joseph I. Harwell | Zendy; Kenneth H. Mayer | Zendy; Charles C. J. Carpenter | Zendy

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Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Expression of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in the Female Genital Tract

Author(s) -

Susan CuUvin,

Joseph W. Hogan,

Angela M. Caliendo,

Joseph I. Harwell,

Kenneth H. Mayer,

Charles C. J. Carpenter

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/322613

Subject(s) - bacterial vaginosis , genital tract , female circumcision , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sex organ , medicine , rna , virology , virus , immunology , biology , physiology , gynecology , gene , biochemistry , genetics

We assessed the effect of lower genital tract infections on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA shedding in the female genital tract. Bacterial vaginosis was significantly associated with HIV-1 RNA expression in the female genital tract of HIV-infected women.

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