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Routine HIV-1 genotyping as a tool to identify dual infections.
AIDS (London, England) - 23 Apr 2007
Cornelissen Marion, Jurriaans Suzanne, Kozaczynska Karolina, Prins Jan M, Hamidjaja Raditijo A, Zorgdrager Fokla, Bakker Margreet, Back Nicole, van der Kuyl Antoinette C
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OBJECTIVES: The incidence of HIV-1 dual infections is generally thought to be low, but as dual infections have been associated with accelerated disease progression, its recognition is clinically important. Methods to identify HIV-1 dual infections are time consuming and are not routinely performed. DESIGN: Genotyping of the HIV-1 protease and reverse transcriptase (prot/RT) genes is commonly performed in the...
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