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Virological evaluation of the 'Ottawa case' indicates no evidence for HIV-1 superinfection.
AIDS (London, England) - 23 Jan 2004
Angel Jonathan B, Hu Yu-Wen, Kravcik Stephen, Tsui Rose, Lee Kok H, Barbour Jason, Balaskas Evan, Branson Bernard M, Delwart Eric L, Grant Robert M
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An HIV-1 infected man who experienced rapid disease progression and poor response to therapy after starting a new sexual relationship with an infected partner is known as the 'Ottawa superinfection case'. Subsequent analysis of viral sequences of protease, reverse transcriptase, Gag p17, and Env V3 provided no evidence for the acquisition of genetically divergent viruses before disease progression or drug...
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