Article
HIV-1 pol gene diversity and molecular dating of subtype C from Sri Lanka.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Patil Ajit, Elwitigala Jayanthi P, Rajapaksa Lilani, Gangakhedkar Raman, Chaturbhuj Devidas, Pendse Razia, Rajapaksha Dharshani Iruka, Rewari B B, Malliawadu Nilmini, Jayamanna Kanchana, Dombawela Dammika, Kurle Swarali
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The first case of HIV infection in Sri Lanka was reported in 1987 and at the end of 2018 there were 3500 people living with HIV. There have been commendable efforts made towards the detection, treatment, and prevention of HIV in the country. Even though the genetic diversity of HIV has been shown to affect the parameters ranging from detection to vaccine development, there is no data available with...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Retroviral Agents
- Bayes Theorem
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male