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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 intersubtype recombinants predominate in the AIDS epidemic in Cameroon.
The new microbiologica - 1 Oct 2009
Torimiro Judith N, D'Arrigo Roberta, Takou Desire, Nanfack Aubin, Pizzi Daniele, Ngong Innocent, Carr Jean K, Joseph Fouda Pierre, Perno Carlo-Federico, Cappelli Giulia
Abstract excerpt
A broad and rapidly changing HIV Type 1 (HIV-1) diversity has been reported from different populations in Cameroon since the early epidemic. Our understanding of HIV-1 dynamics can be improved by a systematic surveillance in Cameroon as accessibility and use of antiretroviral drugs increase. To contribute to this, we genotyped 30 samples by sequencing the protease and reverse transcriptase (proRT) genes of HIV-1....
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