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New gynecology research from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described

Published in Anti-Infectives Week, March 10th, 2008

A report, 'No increase in cervicovaginal proinflammatory cytokines after Carraguard use in a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial,' is newly published data in Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. According to a study from Nonthaburi, Thailand, "Assessment of cervicovaginal cytokine levels may be helpful to evaluate subclinical epithelial inflammation during safety evaluations of candidate microbicides. Fifty-five HIV-seronegative Thai women were enrolled in a safety trial of the candidate microbicide Carraguard and were randomized to use Carraguard or placebo gel before vaginal sex."

"Cervicovaginal lavages were collected at baseline and after...

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