Circulation of novel HIV type 1 A, B/C, and F subtypes in Argentina

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-164

  Aulicino, Paula C ^a   Kopka, Julieta ^a   Mangano, Andrea M ^a   Rocco, Carlos ^a   Iacono, Marisa ^b   Bologna, Rosa ^a   Sen, Luisa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Provincial Neuquen   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL GENE; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGENTINA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 14844359983     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2005.21.158     Document Type: Article

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