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Short communication: HIV type 1 genetic diversity among tea plantation workers in Kericho, Kenya.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Nov 2009
Arroyo Miguel A, Sateren Warren B, Foglia Ginamarie, Kibaya Rukia, Langat Lilian, Wasunna Monique, Bautista Christian T, Scott Paul T, Shaffer Douglas N, Robb Merlin L, Michael Nelson L, Birx Deborah L, McCutchan Francine E
Abstract excerpt
In preparation for HIV-1 vaccine trials in Kenya, 2801 study volunteers, from a tea plantation in Kericho, were recruited as part of a prospective vaccine cohort development study. Cryopreserved plasma was available from 401 HIV-positive volunteers, and was the source of viral RNA for genotyping by the multiregion hybridization assay (MHA). Logistic regression was performed to determine association of risk...
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