Article
Primary subtype C HIV-1 infection in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association - 1 Feb 1999
Tien P C, Chiu T, Latif A, Ray S, Batra M, Contag C H, Zejena L, Mbizvo M, Delwart E L, Mullins J I, Katzenstein D A
Abstract excerpt
Heterosexual transmission of HIV-1 is widespread in Southern Africa. Heteroduplex mobility assays (HMA) and phylogenetic analyses of V3-V5 envelope (env) gene sequences demonstrate that subtype C predominates in Zimbabwe. To elucidate factors contributing to the epidemic in Zimbabwe, clinical and virologic characteristics of recently acquired subtype C HIV-1 infection among 21 men and 1 woman were determined. In...
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