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HIV-1 Subtypes Among Blood Donors From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 Jan 1999
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of HIV infection in Brazil is one of the highest in the world. In addition, transfusion-transmitted HIV accounts for 2.3% of all AIDS cases in Brazil. The objective of this study was to evaluate genetic diversity and distribution of HIV-1 strains circulating in the blood-donor population. We characterized 43 seropositive blood units collected from volunteer blood donors residing throughout Rio de...
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