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HIV genotyping among female sex workers in the State of Santa Catarina.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Schuelter-Trevisol Fabiana, da Silva Marcos Vinicius, Oliveira Cristina M, Rodrigues Rosângela
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of HIV infection among female sex workers in the port area of Imbituba (State of Santa Catarina), and to identify the viral subtype and its susceptibility to antiretroviral medications. Ninety women were interviewed between December 2003 and February 2004. Six (6.7%) were HIV-positive. Genotyping for HIV, performed on four samples, detected subtype C in...
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