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Molecular epidemiology of HIV type 1 in newly diagnosed patients in southern Spain.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jun 2008
McConnell Michael J, Docobo-Pérez Fernando, Mata Rosario C, Fernandez-Cuenca Felipe, Viciana Pompeyo, López-Cortés Luis F, Trastoy Mónica, Pachón Jerónimo, Pérez-Romero Pilar
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of different HIV-1 subtypes in Spain varies by geographic region. In the present study isolates were collected from 72 newly diagnosed individuals in western Andalucia from 2004 to 2006. Viral sequences were amplified and the subtype diversity and prevalence of resistance mutations in the reverse transcriptase and protease genes were determined. The results presented here demonstrate that subtype B...
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