Article
Detailed molecular epidemiologic characterization of HIV-1 infection in Bulgaria reveals broad diversity and evolving phylodynamics.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ivanov Ivailo Alexiev, Beshkov Danail, Shankar Anupama, Hanson Debra L, Paraskevis Dimitrios, Georgieva Viara, Karamacheva Lyudmila, Taskov Hristo, Varleva Tonka, Elenkov Ivaylo, Stoicheva Mariana, Nikolova Daniela, Switzer William M
Abstract excerpt
Limited information is available to describe the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Bulgaria. To better understand the genetic diversity and the epidemiologic dynamics of HIV-1 we analyzed 125 new polymerase (pol) sequences from Bulgarians diagnosed through 2009 and 77 pol sequences available from our previous study from persons infected prior to 2007. Epidemiologic and demographic information was obtained from...
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