Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 infection and full-length genomic analysis of circulating recombinant form 07_BC strains from injection drug users in Taiwan

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1283-1293

  Lin, Yu Ting ^a   Lan, Yu Ching ^a,e   Chen, Yen Ju ^a   Huang, Yu Hui ^a   Lee, Cheng Ming ^a   Liu, Tze Tze ^b   Wong, Wing Wai ^c   Yang, Jyh Yuan ^d   Wang, Chin Tien ^a   Chen, Yi Ming Arthur ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAIWAN; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS STRAIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENES, ENV; GENES, GAG; GENES, POL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34247537905     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513437     Document Type: Article

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