Detection of HIV and HCV RNA in semen from Brazilian coinfected men using multiplex PCR before and after semen washing Detecção do RNA do HIV e HCV em sêmen de homens brasileiros, usando PCR multiplex antes e depois do "semen washing"

Detection of HIV and HCV RNA in semen from Brazilian coinfected men using multiplex PCR before and after semen washing Detecção do RNA do HIV e HCV em sêmen de homens brasileiros, usando PCR multiplex antes e depois do "semen washing"

INTRODUCTION: Prolonged survival of patients under HAART has resulted in new demands for assisted reproductive technologies. HIV serodiscordant couples wish to make use of assisted reproduction techniques in order to avoid viral transmission to the partner or to the newborn. It is therefore essentia...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Liliane Motta do Canto, Aluisio C. Segurado, Cláudio Pannut, Agnaldo Cedenho, Miguel Srougi, Deborah Spaine, Silvana Fernandes, Nadily Carretiero, Maria Carolina Bernal, José Eduardo Levi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HIV
HCV
Coinfection
Serodiscordant couples
Semen washing
Swim-up
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