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. 2005 Sep;12(9):1013–1019. doi: 10.1128/CDLI.12.9.1013-1019.2005

TABLE 2.

WIHS repository specimensa

No. of specimens stored
WIHS specimen type descriptionb Volume of specimen
HIV− HIV+
35,100 116,900 Serum 0.5- or 1.0-ml aliquots
106,100 352,300 Plasma 0.5- or 1.0-ml aliquots
31,600 91,200 Viable PBMC cells ≥6 million cells per aliquot
43,400 141,400 PBMC pellets 0.5 or 2 million cells per aliquot
6,400 24,500 Urine supernatant 1-ml aliquots
20,500 64,900 Urine 1- or 5-ml aliquots
1,100 3,900 Oral fungal culture (mouth scrapings) 1 swab
1,100 3,800 Vaginal fungal culture 1 swab
43,900 143,400 Whole CVL 1-ml aliquots
6,600 25,000 CVL supernatant 0.5- or 1.0-ml aliquots
8,700 33,000 CVL pellet (suspended) 2.5 million cells per tube
2,900 8,100 Cervical swab 1 swab
a

Serum, plasma, cells, and CVL samples were stored for every visit from 1994 to present, provided sufficient amounts were obtained (priority given to protocol testing); urine collected at each visit between 1994 and 1998; oral fungal cultures collected at baseline visit.

b

PBMC, cryopreserved peripheral blood mononuclear cells from cell preparation tubes; CVL, cervicovaginal lavage fluid.