High prevalence and association of HIV-1 non-B subtype with specific sexual transmission risk among antiretroviral naïve patients in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Alta prevalência e associação do subtipo não-B do vírus HIV-1 com risco específico de transmissão sexual entre pacientes virgens de tratamento antirretroviral em Porto Alegre, Brasil
In South Brazil the circulation of two HIV-1 subtypes with different characteristics represents an important scenario for the study of the impact of HIV-1 diversity on the evolution of the HIV-1 epidemic and AIDS disease. HIV-1 B, the predominant variant in industrialized countries and HIV-1 C, the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2009-08-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652009000400003 |