HIV-1 epidemiology and circulating subtypes in the countryside of South Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has spread worldwide, with several subtypes and circulating recombinant forms. Brazil has an incidence of 20.5 HIV-1/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients per 100,000 inhabitants; however, the Southernmost State of Rio Grande do...

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Main Authors: Carina Sperotto Librelotto, Tiago Gräf, Daniel Simon, Sabrina Esteves Matos de Almeida, Vagner Ricardo Lunge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000300249&lng=en&tlng=en