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Molecular analysis of human immunodeficiency virus strains associated with a case of criminal transmission of the virus.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2000
Birch C J, McCaw R F, Bulach D M, Revill P A, Carter J T, Tomnay J, Hatch B, Middleton T V, Chibo D, Catton M G, Pankhurst J L, Breschkin A M, Locarnini S A, Bowden D S
Abstract excerpt
An investigation was done of the evidence for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from an HIV-positive man to several male and female sex contacts. Phylogenetic analysis of sequences from the gag and env genes showed a close relationship between the predominant virus strains from the source and 2 contacts. However, the likelihood that a female contact was infected by the source could not be...
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