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Microbicides, Topical

Known as: Microbicides, Local, topical microbicide, topical microbicides 
Generically, any topical agent that destroys microbes. However, usage of the term is increasingly being confined to topical agents that prevent or… 
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Activity of Thiol-Ene Carbosilane Dendrimers and Their Potential Development as a Topical Microbicide.
The concept of a "microbicide" was born out of the lack of a vaccine against HIV and the difficulty of women in ensuring the use… 
2013
2013
The quest for an HIV-1 vaccine--moving forward.
The challenges in the development of a prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine are unprecedented in the history of vaccinology. But there are… 
2012
2012
Development of a combination microbicide gel formulation containing IQP-0528 and tenofovir for the prevention of HIV infection.
In light of the increasing worldwide AIDS pandemic, there is a continuing need to develop new prevention strategies to inhibit… 
2009
2009
A randomized trial to determine the distribution of four topical gel formulations in the human vagina.
2009
2009
Evaluation of WLBU2 Peptide and 3-O-Octyl-sn-Glycerol Lipid as Active Ingredients for a Topical Microbicide Formulation Targeting Chlamydia trachomatis
ABSTRACT Topical microbicides for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) would be especially useful for women who are… 
2008
2008
Comparative Evaluation of Virus Transmission Inhibition by Dual-Acting Pyrimidinedione Microbicides Using the Microbicide Transmission and Sterilization Assay
ABSTRACT In the absence of a fully effective human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine, topical microbicides represent an… 
2007
2007
Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Microbicides and Nonoxynol-9 use in a Probability Sample of Gay Men
A household probability sample of 879 adult gay and other men who have sex with men in San Francisco underwent phone interviews… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Rigorous pre-clinical evaluation of topical microbicides to prevent transmission of human immunodeficiency virus.
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The topical microbicide PRO 2000 protects against genital herpes infection in a mouse model.
Vaginal gel formulations containing the naphthalene sulfonate polymer PRO 2000 are being developed as topical microbicides to… 
1998
1998
0.25% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Gel: A Protective Topical Microbicide
Background and Objectives: An estimated 4 million new cases of chlamydial infection occur each year. This experiment assessed the… 
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