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Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in the Philippines, 1985 to 1997: transmission of subtypes B and E and potential emergence of subtypes C and F.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association - 1 Jul 1998
Santiago M L, Santiago E G, Hafalla J C, Manalo M A, Orantia L, Cajimat M N, Martin C, Cuaresma C, Dominguez C E, Borromeo M E, De Groot A S, Flanigan T P, Carpenter C C, Mayer K H, Ramirez B L
Abstract excerpt
The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in the Philippines from 1985 to 1997 was investigated following subtyping of 54 (33 women, 21 men) prospectively collected clinical specimens using the heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA). In contrast with other Asian countries, subtype B accounted for most (70%) of the infections in the population studied, among female commercial sex workers (CSWs, 18 of 28), overseas...
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