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Increase of Non-B Subtypes and Recombinants Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-1 Native Spaniards and Immigrants in Spain
1 Jul 2008
Abstract excerpt
Although HIV-1 clade B variants are predominant in Western Europe, non-B subtypes are rapidly spreading, mainly due to immigration from endemic regions. All newly diagnosed HIV-1-infected individuals at a HIV/AIDS clinic in Madrid from 2000 to 2007 were identified. Subtype assignment was based on phylogenetic analysis of pol sequences from plasma specimens collected at first visit. A total of 1,430 newly...
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