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SUBMITTER: Jaumdally SZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6457130 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jaumdally Shameem Z SZ Jones Heidi E HE Hoover Donald R DR Gamieldien Hoyam H Kriek Jean-Mari JM Langwenya Nontokozo N Myer Landon L Passmore Jo-Ann S JS Todd Catherine S CS
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) 20170123 3
<h4>Problem</h4>How does menstrual cup (MC) compare to other genital sampling methods for HIV RNA recovery?<h4>Method of study</h4>We compared HIV RNA levels between MC, endocervical swab (ECS), and ECS-enriched cervicovaginal lavage (eCVL) specimens in 51 HIV-positive, antiretroviral therapy-naive women at enrollment, 3 and 6 months, with order rotated by visit. Paired comparisons were analyzed with McNemar's exact tests, signed-rank tests, and an extension of Somer's D for pooled analyses acro ...[more]