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Cytomegalovirus genotypes present in cerebrospinal fluid of HIV-infected patients.
AIDS (London, England) - 18 Feb 2005
Steininger Christoph, Schmied Brigitte, Sarcletti Mario, Geit Maria, Puchhammer-Stöckl Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare cytomegalovirus (CMV) strains found in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with HIV infection and CMV encephalitis with those present in the general population with respect to genetic variation in the N terminus of the glycoprotein B (gBn)-gene. DESIGN AND METHODS: We sequenced gBn, which is a major target of the antiviral immune response, of CMV strains present in CSF of nine HIV-infected...
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