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HIV-1 genetic diversity and drug resistance among treatment naïve patients from Southern Brazil: an association of HIV-1 subtypes with exposure categories.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2011
Gräf Tiago, Passaes Caroline P B, Ferreira Luis G E, Grisard Edmundo C, Morgado Mariza G, Bello Gonzalo, Pinto Aguinaldo R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The AIDS epidemic in Southern Brazil has unique features, showing co-circulation of HIV-1 subtypes C, B and recombinant forms. Florianópolis has the second highest AIDS incidence among Brazilian capitals, but limited information is available about HIV molecular epidemiology and prevalence of primary drug resistance. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Florianópolis and to...
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