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Extensive Genetic Diversity of HIV-1 in Incident and Prevalent Infections among Malaysian Blood Donors: Multiple Introductions of HIV-1 Genotypes from Highly Prevalent Countries.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Chow Wei Zhen, Bon Abdul Hamid, Keating Sheila, Anderios Fread, Halim Hazwan Abdul, Takebe Yutaka, Kamarulzaman Adeeba, Busch Michael P, Tee Kok Keng
Abstract excerpt
Transfusion-transmissible infections including HIV-1 continue to pose major risks for unsafe blood transfusions due to both window phase infections and divergent viruses that may not be detected by donor screening assays. Given the recent emergence of several HIV-1 circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) in high-risk populations in the Southeast Asia region, we investigated the genetic diversity of HIV-1 among the...
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