Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in Taiwan from 2005 to 2008: Further spread of CRF07-BC and emergence of CRF07-BC/subtype B dual infection

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 438-446

  Chen, Yen Ju ^a   Lee, Cheng Ming ^a   Chen, Marcelo ^a,b,c   Chuang, Shao Yuan ^d   Liu, Hsin Fu ^a,b   Wong, Wing Wai ^a,e   Lin, Yu Hui ^a,f   Tsai, Hung Chin ^a,g   Wang, Jen Hsien ^h   Chen Arthur, Yi Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CRF07 BC; Dual infection; Human immunodeficiency virus type 1; Molecular epidemiology; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; POL PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84862776662     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182454ea3     Document Type: Article

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