Article
Short communication: molecular epidemiology of HIV type 1 infection in Kazakhstan: CRF02_AG prevalence is increasing in the southeastern provinces.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 2014
Lapovok Ilya, Kazennova Elena, Laga Vita, Vasilyev Alexander, Utegenova Aliya, Abishev Asylkhan, Dzissyuk Natalya, Tukeev Marat, Bobkova Marina
Abstract excerpt
To analyze HIV-1 genetic variants in Kazakhstan, HIV-1 sequences were obtained from 205 antiretroviral-treated (ART) and naive patients in 2009-2013. Samples were collected in the most populous cities and provinces of Kazakhstan. On the basis of phylogenetic analyses of partial pol sequences, subtype A variant intravenous drug user (IDU)-A (which is dominant in the former Soviet Union) was found in 60.0% of the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
