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A cross-sectional study of bacterial vaginosis, intravaginal practices and HIV genital shedding; implications for HIV transmission and women's health

OBJECTIVES: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with an increased risk of HIV transmission, and intravaginal practices (IVP) are an important risk factor for developing BV. The relationship between IVP, BV and HIV lower genital shedding, responsible for HIV transmission, has not been examined in...

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Autores principales: Alcaide, Maria L, Chisembele, Maureen, Malupande, Emeria, Arheart, Kristopher, Fischl, Margaret, Jones, Deborah L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26553833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009036