"Cell-Associated and Free HIV Detection by Cervicovaginal Lavage (CVL) PCR."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the Sixth European Conference on Clinical Aspects and Treatment of HIV Infection, held October 11-15, 1997, in Hamburg, Germany, "Objectives: To evaluate the relationship of systemic viral load, CD4 count and genital tract infections to the PCR detection of HIV DNA and RNA in cervicovaginal secretions obtained by lavage. Methods: The current data are derived from an ongoing substudy of the HIV Epidemiology Research Study (HERS) conducted solely at the R.I. Site. HIV (+) women were initially recruited into HERS between 4/93 and 1/94; the current data are from 83 HIV (+) women who consented to undergo an additional...

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