A molecular epidemiologic survey of HIV in Uganda. HIV Variant Working Group.

doi:10.1097/00002030-199805000-00014

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A molecular epidemiologic survey of HIV in Uganda. HIV Variant Working Group.

AIDS (London, England) - 26 Mar 1998

Rayfield M A, Downing R G, Baggs J, Hu D J, Pieniazek D, Luo C C, Biryahwaho B, Otten R A, Sempala S D, Dondero T J

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OBJECTIVE: Previous data, based on a small sampling of convenience, reported subtypes A, B, C, D, and G in Uganda, but neither the extent nor the proportion of these subtypes could be evaluated. To establish correctly the prevalence and distribution of HIV-1 subtypes, we analysed viral clades in...

Topics

Adult
DNA Probes
DNA, Viral
Female
Genes, env
Genetic Variation
HIV Infections
HIV-1
Humans
Male
Molecular Epidemiology
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Uganda

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