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Surveillance of HIV-1 genetic subtypesand diversity in the US blood supply.
Transfusion - 1 Nov 2000
de Oliveira C F, Diaz R S, Machado D M, Sullivan M T, Finlayson T, Gwinn M, Lackritz E M, Williams A E, Kessler D, Operskalski E A, Mosley J W, Busch M P
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BACKGROUND: Recent reports of variant (non-subtype B) HIV infections in US populations have raised concerns about the sensitivity of subtype B virus-based donor screening and diagnostic assays. This study was designed to determine the prevalence and genetic diversity of HIV subtypes in US blood donors over the last two decades. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Three groups were studied: hemophiliacs infected by clotting...
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