Evidence of a high frequency of HIV-1 subtype F infections in a heterosexual population in Buenos Aires, Argentina

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1007-1014

  Masciotra, Silvina ^a,b   Livellara, Beatriz ^b   Belloso, Waldo ^b   Clara, Liliana ^b   Tanuri, Amilcar ^c   Ramos, Artur C ^a   Baggs, James ^d   Lal, Renu ^a   Pieniazek, Danuta ^a,e  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d EDS   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS RECOMBINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENES, VIRAL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP41; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV PROTEASE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034235143     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/08892220050058425     Document Type: Article

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