International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Expression of toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 and TLR4 in monocytes following stimulations by genital secretions of HIV infected and uninfected women with symptomatic vulvo-vaginal candidiasis

Teke Apalata*
  • Teke Apalata*
  • Department of Infection Prevention and Control and Medical Microbiology, School of Laboratory-Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
  • Benjamin Longo-Mbenza
  • Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, South
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A. Willem Sturm
  • A. Willem Sturm
  • Department of Infection Prevention and Control and Medical Microbiology, School of Laboratory-Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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William H. Carr
  • William H. Carr
  • HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP), Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Prashini Moodley
  • Prashini Moodley
  • Department of Infection Prevention and Control and Medical Microbiology, School of Laboratory-Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 20 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 04 April 2014
  •  Published: 31 May 2014