Xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus is not found in peripheral blood cells from treatment-naive human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-188

  Maggi, F ^a   Focosi, D ^a   Lanini, L ^a   Sbranti, S ^a   Mazzetti, P ^a   Macera, L ^a   Davini, S ^a   De Donno, M ^a   Mariotti, M L ^a   Antonelli, G ^b   Scatena, F ^a   Pistello, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HIV; Peripheral blood cells; Real time PCR; Treatment naive; Xenotropic murine leukaemia virus related virus

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; XENOTROPIC MULV RELATED VIRUS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MURINAE;

EID: 84856222862     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03580.x     Document Type: Article

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