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HIV-1 subtypes B and C unique recombinant forms (URFs) and transmitted drug resistance identified in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Jacobs Graeme Brendon, Wilkinson Eduan, Isaacs Shahieda, Spies Georgina, de Oliveira Tulio, Seedat Soraya, Engelbrecht Susan
Abstract excerpt
South Africa has the largest worldwide HIV/AIDS population with 5.6 million people infected and at least 2 million people on antiretroviral therapy. The majority of these infections are caused by HIV-1 subtype C. Using genotyping methods we characterized HIV-1 subtypes of the gag p24 and pol PR and RT fragments, from a cohort of female participants in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. These participants...
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