Hiv-1 subtypes among intravenous drug users from two neighboring cities in São Paulo State, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-47

  Rossini, M A A ^a   Diaz, R S ^a   Caseiro, M ^c   Turcato, G ^a   Accetturi, C A ^a   Sabino, E C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Centro de Referênda de AIDS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Heteroduplex mobility analysis; Hiv 1 subtypes; Intravenous drug users; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

HIV 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0035227869     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2001000100005     Document Type: Article

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