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Genetic variability of HIV type 1 in Kenya.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Nov 1994
Janssens W, Heyndrickx L, Fransen K, Temmerman M, Leonaers A, Ivens T, Motte J, Piot P, Van der Groen G
Abstract excerpt
The AIDS epidemic is a rapidly growing problem in Nairobi, where the seroprevalence in pregnant women increased from 4% in 1988 to over 10% in 1991. 22 HIV-1-seropositive pregnant women and 1 HIV-1-infected baby (K88) attending the Pumwani Maternity Hospital of Nairobi between 1990 and 1992 were studied as part of a cohort study of maternal risk factors in mother-to-child transmission. A 250-base pair (bp)...
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