Article
Genetic diversity of recently acquired and prevalent HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus infections in US blood donors.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Mar 2012
Delwart Eric, Slikas Elizabeth, Stramer Susan L, Kamel Hany, Kessler Debra, Krysztof David, Tobler Leslie H, Carrick Danielle M, Steele Whitney, Todd Deborah, Wright David J, Kleinman Steven H, Busch Michael P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic variations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) can affect diagnostic assays and therapeutic interventions. Recent changes in prevalence of subtypes/genotypes and drug/immune-escape variants were characterized by comparing recently infected vs more remotely infected blood donors. METHODS: Infected donors were identified among approximately...
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