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Frequency of HIV type 1 dual infection and HIV diversity: analysis of low- and high-risk populations in Mbeya Region, Tanzania.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jul 2006
Herbinger Karl-Heinz, Gerhardt Martina, Piyasirisilp Sucheep, Mloka Doreen, Arroyo Miguel A, Hoffmann Oliver, Maboko Leonard, Birx Deborah L, Mmbando Donan, McCutchan Francine E, Hoelscher Michael
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 diversity, frequency of recombinants, and dual infection were determined in two populations with different HIV risk behavior. A high-risk cohort of 600 female bar workers and a normal-risk population of 1,108 antenatal clinic attendees and blood donors were recruited. Behavioral data were assessed and blood for HIV- 1 diagnosis and genotyping was sampled. HIV-1 subtypes were defined through the multiregion...
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