Article
HIV type 1 in Thailand, 1994-1995: persistence of two subtypes with low genetic diversity.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Mar 1998
Subbarao S, Limpakarnjanarat K, Mastro T D, Bhumisawasdi J, Warachit P, Jayavasu C, Young N L, Luo C C, Shaffer N, Kalish M L, Schochetman G
Abstract excerpt
Extensive transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in Thailand began in 1988, resulting in an estimated 800,000 cumulative infections by 1994. During 1994 and 1995, we collected blood specimens from 215 asymptomatic HIV-1-infected people with various risk behaviors from nine lo...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Genes, env
- Genetic Variation
- HIV Envelope Protein gp120
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Peptide Fragments
- Phylogeny