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HIV-1 infection among injection and ex-injection drug users from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: prevalence, estimated incidence and genetic diversity.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2004
Teixeira Sylvia Lopes Maia, Bastos Francisco Inácio, Telles Paulo Roberto, Hacker Mariana A, Brigido Luis F, de F Oliveira Carmem Aparecida, Bongertz Vera, Morgado Mariza Gonçalves
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Due to their behavioral conditions and vulnerability, injection drug users (IDUs) are prone to multiple simultaneous or sequential infections with distinct HIV-1 subtypes and variants, making them a key population for molecular epidemiology surveillance. In the present...
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