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The changing molecular epidemiology of HIV in the Philippines.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2017
Salvaña Edsel Maurice T, Schwem Brian E, Ching Patrick R, Frost Simon D W, Ganchua Sharie Keanne C, Itable Jill R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Philippines has one of the fastest-growing HIV epidemics in the world. Possible reasons for this include increased testing, increased local transmission, and possibly more aggressive strains of HIV. This study sought to determine whether local molecular subtypes of HIV have changed. METHODS: Viruses from 81 newly diagnosed, treatment-naive HIV patients were genotyped using protease and reverse...
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