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    • Efficient isolation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA from cervical swabs 

      Hajjar, AM; Lewis, PF; Endeshaw, Y; Ndinya-Achola, JO; Kreiss, JK; Overbaugh, J (University of NairobiFaculty of medicine, 1998-08)
      An efficient method for the isolation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) nucleic acids from dry cervical swabs was developed. HIV-1 gag and env were detected in 96% (25 of 26) and 81% (21 of 26), respectively, ...