Heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C in southern Brazil

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-41

  Silveira, Jussara ^a   Santos, André F ^b   Martínez, Ana M B ^a   Góes, Lívia R ^b   Mendoza Sassi, Raul ^a   Muniz, Claudia P ^b   Tupinambás, Unaí ^c   Soares, Marcelo A ^b,d   Greco, Dirceu B ^c,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^e MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Heterosexual transmission; HIV 1; Molecular epidemiology; Subtype c

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PROTEINASE; RIBONUCLEASE H;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 C; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; GENOTYPE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV PROTEASE; HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861840427     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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