Early evolution of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C epidemic in rural Malawi

Journal of Virology

Volumn 76, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 12890-12899

  McCormack, Grace P ^a,e   Glynn, Judith R ^b   Crampin, Amelia C ^b,c   Sibande, Felix ^c   Mulawa, Dominic ^c   Bliss, Lyn ^b   Broadbent, Philip ^b   Abarca, Katia ^d   Pönnighaus, Jorg M ^c   Fine, Paul E M ^b   Clewley, Jonathan P ^a,f  

^a Sexually Transmitted Virus Lab   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^f Blood Borne Virus Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEROTYPE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENES, ENV; GENES, GAG; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036893430     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.24.12890-12899.2002     Document Type: Article

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