| Title |
Optimizing Viable Leukocyte Sampling from the Female Genital Tract for Clinical Trials: An International Multi-Site Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0085675 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lyle R. McKinnon, Sean M. Hughes, Stephen C. De Rosa, Jeffrey A. Martinson, Jill Plants, Kirsten E. Brady, Pamela P. Gumbi, Devin J. Adams, Lucia Vojtech, Christine G. Galloway, Michael Fialkow, Gretchen Lentz, Dayong Gao, Zhiquan Shu, Billy Nyanga, Preston Izulla, Joshua Kimani, Steve Kimwaki, Alfred Bere, Zoe Moodie, Alan L. Landay, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Rupert Kaul, Richard M. Novak, M. Juliana McElrath, Florian Hladik |
| Abstract |
Functional analysis of mononuclear leukocytes in the female genital mucosa is essential for understanding the immunologic effects of HIV vaccines and microbicides at the site of HIV exposure. However, the best female genital tract sampling technique is unclear. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 105 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 102 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 13% |
| Unknown | 20 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 20% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 16 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 12% |
| Unknown | 25 | 24% |