Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

We conducted a molecular epidemiological study to investigate HIV-1 strains in Rio Grande, southern Brazil, searching for an association with transmission mode and risk behavior. Patients (185) identified at an AIDS treatment reference Hospital, from 1994 to 1997, were included; from which 107 blood...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Barral de Martínez, Edel Figueirêdo Barbosa, Paulo César Pelegrino Ferreira, Fabiola Adriene Cardoso, Jussara Silveira, Gabriela Sassi, Cláudio Moss da Silva, Vera Mendonça-Signorini, Carlos Maurício de Figueiredo Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2002-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Molecular epidemiology
HIV subtypes
Modes of transmission
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