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HIV-1 subtype C dissemination in southern Brazil.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Oct 2005
Soares Esmeralda A J M, Martínez Ana M B, Souza Thatiana M, Santos André F A, Da Hora Vanusa, Silveira Jussara, Bastos Francisco I, Tanuri Amilcar, Soares Marcelo A
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the molecular and epidemiological profile of HIV-1 in patients followed at the University Hospital of Rio Grande, Brazil. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2002. Plasma viral RNA of 85 patients was extracted and protease and reverse transcriptase genes were polymerase chain reaction-amplified and sequenced. Sequences were subtyped and...
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