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High Frequency of HIV-1 Dual Infections Among HIV-Positive Individuals in Cameroon, West Central Africa
16 Dec 2008
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of dual inter- and intra-subtype HIV-1 infection among a cohort of 64 longitudinally-studied, HIV-1-positive individuals in Yaoundé, Cameroon. METHODS: Blood was collected every 3-6 months for up to 36 months and RNA was extracted from plasma. Gag fragment (HxB2 location 1577-2040) was amplified by nested RT-PCR, and mixed-time-point Heteroduplex Assays (HDAs) were...
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