HIV-2 genetic variation and DNA load in asymptomatic carriers and AIDS cases in Guinea-Bissau

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-38

  Norrgren, Hans ^a   Marquina, Silvia ^b,d   Leitner, Thomas ^b   Aaby, Peter ^c   Melbye, Mads ^c   Poulsen, Anne Grethe ^c   Larsen, Olav ^c   Dias, Fransisco ^a   Escanilla, David ^b,e   Andersson, Sören ^b   Albert, Jan ^b   Nauclér, Anders ^c  

^a National Public Health Laboratory   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

AIDS; CD4; DNA load; HIV 2 Guinea Bissau

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 12644254726     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199709010-00005     Document Type: Article

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