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Distinct Determinants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA and DNA Loads in Vaginal and Cervical Secretions
1 May 1998
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral RNA and proviral DNA load in vagina and cervix and that found in the plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was investigated in 28 HIV-1-infected women. Of the patients, 64% had > or = 1 HIV-1 RNA-positive genital sample, while 71% had > or = 1 DNA-positive sample. The higher the cervical HIV load, the more widespread was the...
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