Article
Distinct HIV type 1 strains in different risk groups and the absence of new infections by drug-resistant strains in Lithuania.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Apr 2013
Caplinskas Saulius, Loukachov Vladimir V, Gasich Elena L, Gilyazova Alla V, Caplinskiene Irma, Lukashov Vladimir V
Abstract excerpt
To analyze HIV-1 genotypes in Lithuania and the transmission of drug-resistant viruses, HIV-1 sequences were obtained from 138 individuals, who were diagnosed as HIV-1 infected in 1990-2008 and represented all major risk groups. Subtype A strains, dominating in the former Soviet Union (90% of cases), were found in 60% of individuals, followed by subtype B (22%) and CRF03_AB (12%) strains. The remaining 7% of the...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Viral
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Female
- Genes, env
- Genes, gag
- Genes, pol
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Lithuania
- Male
- Molecular Epidemiology