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Group o human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection that escaped detection in two immmunoassays.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 2006
Zouhair Said, Roussin-Bretagne Sylvie, Moreau Alain, Brunet Sylvie, Laperche Syria, Maniez Michèle, Barin Francis, Harzic Martine
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group O infection not detected by two highly sensitive immunoassays. The sera were strongly reactive to the V3 peptide of group O but not to the gp41 immunodominant epitope. Gp41 was sequenced, confirming that this virus belonged to group O.
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