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HIV-1 Transmission Cluster in Injection Drug Users in Nairobi City, Kenya.
Ethiopian journal of health sciences - 1 Mar 2023
Webale Sella K, Kilongosi Mark, Munyekenye Godwil, Onyango David, Marwa Immaculate, Bowen Nancy
Abstract excerpt
Background: While there is a striking increase in the prevalence of HIV in injection drug users, information on envelope-gene subtypes and transmission clusters in injection drug users is scarce. Method: In a cross-sectional study, 247 injection drug users were recruited via out-rich method. Deoxyribonucleic acid was extracted from dry blood spot samples, amplified by Polymerase Chain Reaction and sequenced....
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