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HIV non-B subtype distribution: emerging trends and risk factors for imported and local infections newly diagnosed in South Australia.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Feb 2013
Hawke Karen G, Waddell Russell G, Gordon David L, Ratcliff Rodney M, Ward Paul R, Kaldor John M
Abstract excerpt
Monitoring HIV subtype distribution is important for understanding transmission dynamics. Subtype B has historically been dominant in Australia, but in recent years new clades have appeared. Since 2000, clade data have been collected as part of HIV surveillance in South Australia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for HIV-1 non-B subtypes. The study population was composed...
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