Phylogenetic analyses indicate an atypical nurse-to-patient transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2525-2532

  Goujon, Christophe P ^a   Schneider, Véronique M ^a   Grofti, Jaouad ^b   Montigny, Joëlle ^c   Jeantils, Vincent ^b   Astagneau, Pascal ^d   Rozenbaum, Willy ^a   Lot, Florence ^e   Frocrain Herchkovitch, Claudie ^f   Delphin, Nathalie ^a   Le Gal, Frédéric ^b   Nicolas, Jean Claude ^a   Milinkovitch, Michel C ^g   Dény, Paul ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c Dir Departementale l'Action S   (France)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CORDELIERS   (France)

^e Reseau National de Sante Publique   (France)

^f Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Le Raincy Montfermeil   (France)

^g FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-1 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0034048273     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.6.2525-2532.2000     Document Type: Article

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