HIV-1 subtypes and recombinants in the Republic of Congo

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 337-343

  Niama, Fabien Roch ^a,d   Toure Kane, Coumba ^a   Vidal, Nicole ^b   Obengui, Pani ^c   Bikandou, Blaise ^d   Ndoundou Nkodia, Marie Yvonne ^d   Montavon, Céline ^b   Diop Ndiaye, Halimatou ^a   Mombouli, Jean Vivien ^d   Mokondzimobe, Etienne ^d   Diallo, Aïssatou Gaye ^a   Delaporte, Eric ^b   Parra, Henri Joseph ^d   Peeters, Martine ^b   Mboup, Souleymane ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide Le Dantec de Dakar   (Senegal)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Brazzaville   (Congo)

^d National Laboratory of Public Health of Congo   (Congo)

Author keywords

Congo; Evolution; HIV; Recombination; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

CONGO; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, RECOMBINANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33745639270     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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