Article
[Molecular-epidemiological characteristics of basic foci of the HIV epidemic among substance abusers in Russia].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Bobkova M R, Bobkov A F, Buravtsova E V, Selimova L M, Kazennova E V, Kolesnik A N, Perekhodchenko E N, Saukhat S R, Momot O F, Moshkovich G F
Abstract excerpt
A serological test has been developed, allowing a rapid and reliable differentiation between envA and envB genotypes in the sera from HIV-1-infected IDUs and their sexual partners. We analyzed 556 specimens from HIV-1-seropositive IDUs and their sexual partners. The sera were collected in five regions of Russia with the greatest number of HIV-1-infected IDUs. High homogeneity of HIV-1 in each of the regions was...
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