Article
Diagnosis and monitoring of HIV-1 group O-infected patients in Cameroun.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Jan 2010
Vessière Aurélia, Rousset Dominique, Kfutwah Anfumbom, Leoz Marie, Depatureaux Agnès, Simon François, Plantier Jean-Christophe
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To define a routine algorithm for the specific diagnosis and complete follow-up of HIV-1 group O (HIV-O) infections in Cameroun. METHODS: During 18 months, samples referred to Centre Pasteur du Cameroun for HIV testing or viral monitoring were screened for HIV-O infection with an in-house serotyping assay. HIV-O viral load was quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction in the LTR gene and...
Topics
- Algorithms
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Genes, env
- Genes, pol
- HIV Infections
- HIV Protease Inhibitors
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Pyridines
- Pyrones
- Saquinavir
- Sulfonamides
- Viral Load