Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in the Philippines, 1985 to 1997: Transmission of subtypes B and E and potential emergence of subtypes C and F

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 260-269

  Santiago, Mario Luis ^a   Santiago, Edna G ^b   Hafalla, Julius Clemence R ^a   Manalo, Minda A ^b   Orantia, Leopoldo ^c   Cajimat, Maria Natividad B ^a   Martin, Carolina ^c   Cuaresma, Cecille ^c   Dominguez, Cynthia E ^d   Borromeo, Maria Elena ^e   De Groot, Anne S ^f   Flanigan, Timothy P ^f   Carpenter, Charles C J ^f   Mayer, Kenneth H ^f   Ramirez, Bernadette L ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^b San Lazaro Hospital   (Philippines)

^c Ospital ng Lungsod ng Maynila   (Philippines)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^e DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Philippines)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype; HIV 1; Molecular epidemiology; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 13144275219     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199807010-00010     Document Type: Article

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