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[The isolation and subtyping of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from children in Moldova. The evidence for subtype F].
Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi - 1 Jan 2000
Apetrei C, Collin G, Diculencu D, Ajaka I L, Farfara I, Pânzaru C, Coman G, Duca M, Brun-Vezinet F, Simon F
Abstract excerpt
HIV epidemic related to nosocomial transmission in Romanian nursed children represents up to now more than 50% of paediatric AIDS cases in Europe. Although the sources of this epidemic are obscure, HIV-1 subtype F, a minor form in Brasil and Africa, realised a founder effect in this risk group, thus becoming the major form in Romanian epidemic. This study presents the results of the virus isolation from...
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