The explosive human immunodeficiency virus type 1 epidemic among injecting drug users of Kathmandu, Nepal, is caused by a subtype C virus of restricted genetic diversity

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1149-1157

  Oelrichs, Robert B ^a,c   Shrestha, Iswar L ^b   Anderson, David A ^a   Deacon, Nicholas J ^a  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Siddhi Polyclinic   (Nepal)

^c THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENES, ENV; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEPAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033982807     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.3.1149-1157.2000     Document Type: Article

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