dc.contributor.author | Kreiss, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Willerford, DM | |
dc.contributor.author | Hensel, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Emonyi, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Plummer, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndinya-Achola, JO | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, PL | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoskyn, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Hillier, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiviat, N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-31T06:31:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-31T06:31:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Infect Dis. 1994 Dec;170(6):1597-601., (1994) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/jndinya/publications/kreiss-j-willerford-dm-hensel-m-emonyi-w-plummer-f-ndinya-achola-j-roberts-pl-h | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/28012 | |
dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional study was conducted among prostitutes in Nairobi, Kenya, to determine the prevalence and correlates of cervical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) DNA. Ninety-two HIV-seropositive prostitutes were evaluated during 137 clinic visits. Cervical HIV DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction assay in 36 (39%) women at initial visits and in 40 (44%) women at any visit. There was a significant correlation between cervical HIV and microscopic evidence of cervical inflammation (odds ratio [OR], 7.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.1-24.6). Using multivariate analysis to adjust for possible confounding, the adjusted OR for the association between cervical inflammation and cervical HIV DNA was 8.7 (95% CI, 2.0-37.2). Conditions associated with cervical inflammation are associated with the detection of HIV proviral DNA. Whether such conditions lead to increased infectivity remains to be proven. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.title | Association between cervical inflammation and cervical shedding of human immunodeficiency virus DNA | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Faculty of medicine | en |