Detection and quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the female genital tract

Authors
Baron, P Bremer, J Wasserman, SS Nowicki, M Driscoll, B Polsky, B Kovacs, A Reichelderfer, PS
Citation
P. Baron et al., Detection and quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the female genital tract, J CLIN MICR, 38(10), 2000, pp. 3822-3824
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3822 - 3824
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200010)38:10<3822:DAQOHI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Human immunodeficieney virus type 1 (HIV-1) was detected in the genital tra cts of 59% of 225 women by RNA PCR and in 7% of the women by culture. In a comparison of two sampling methods, endocervical swabs were more sensitive than cervicovaginal lavage for HIV-1 RNA detection by PCR but not by cultur e and their sensitivity was independent of the concentration of HIV-1 RNA.