Performance of Swabs, Lavage, and Diluents to Quantify Biomarkers of Female Genital Tract Soluble Mucosal Mediators

Charlene S. Dezzutti; Craig W. Hendrix; Jeanne M. Marrazzo; Zhenyu Pan; Lei Wang; Nicolette Louissaint; Sabah Kalyoussef; N. Merna Torres; Florian Hladik; Urvi Parikh; John Mellors; Sharon L. Hillier; Betsy C. Herold

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023136

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Performance of Swabs, Lavage, and Diluents to Quantify Biomarkers of Female Genital Tract Soluble Mucosal Mediators

Charlene S. Dezzutti ,

* E-mail: cdezzutti@mwri.magee.edu

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Craig W. Hendrix,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Jeanne M. Marrazzo,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Zhenyu Pan,

Affiliation Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, SCHARP Statistical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Lei Wang,

Affiliation Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, SCHARP Statistical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Nicolette Louissaint,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Sabah Kalyoussef,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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N. Merna Torres,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Florian Hladik,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Urvi Parikh,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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John Mellors,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sharon L. Hillier,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Betsy C. Herold

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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Performance of Swabs, Lavage, and Diluents to Quantify Biomarkers of Female Genital Tract Soluble Mucosal Mediators

Charlene S. Dezzutti,
Craig W. Hendrix,
Jeanne M. Marrazzo,
Zhenyu Pan,
Lei Wang,
Nicolette Louissaint,
Sabah Kalyoussef,
N. Merna Torres,
Florian Hladik,
Urvi Parikh

Published: August 12, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0023136

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