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. 2017 Jan 2;8(1):101-108.
doi: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1216293. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Vaginal HIV-1 shedding among HIV-1 infected women in the current era of combined antiretroviral therapy: A cross sectional study

Sara Grignolo  1 , Bianca Bruzzone  2 , Laura Gabbi  3 , Daniela Gerbaldo  3 , Fabio Gallo  4 , Nicola Nigro  2 , Giancarlo Icardi  2   5 , Claudio Viscoli  1 , Antonio Di Biagio  1
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Vaginal HIV-1 shedding among HIV-1 infected women in the current era of combined antiretroviral therapy: A cross sectional study

Sara Grignolo et al. Virulence. .
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Keywords: AIDS; HIV-1; combined antiretroviral therapy; female genital tract; human papillomavirus; sexual transmission; viral shedding.

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Flow chart showing the cohort profile. *Two women were excluded from analysis because their vaginal samples were considered invalid for detection of HIV-1 RNA. cART, combined antiretroviral treatment; ART, antiretroviral treatment.
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