Two variants of HIV-1 B serotype are transmitted heterosexually in São Paulo, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1243-1246

  Casseb, J ^a   Hong, M A ^a,b   Gonsalez, C ^a   Brigido L F ^a,b   Duarte, A J S ^a   Michael Hendry, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c VIRAL AND RICKETTSIAL DISEASE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

gp 120 V3 loop; HIV; Serotyping; Sexual transmission; Synthetic peptides

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTYPING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0032175031     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998001000002     Document Type: Article

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