| Literature DB >> 11579283 |
M Ben Halima1, C Pasquier, A Slim, T Ben Chaabane, Z Arrouji, J Puel, S Ben Redjeb, J Izopet.
Abstract
In order to identify HIV-1 subtypes circulating in Tunisia, blood specimens from 25 HIV-1 infected Tunisian patients were collected. Proviral HIV-1 DNA was genotyped by sequence analysis of the C2-V3 env region. HIV-1 subtypes were determined in 21 DNA sequences: 20 were of subtype B and one was a circulating recombinant form (CRF02 AG). Subtype B largely dominates the epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in Tunisia, suggesting the probable imported origin of HIV-1 infection, but further studies are needed to investigate the potential diversification of HIV-1 isolates in Tunisia.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11579283 DOI： 10.1097/00042560-200109010-00014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr ISSN： 1525-4135 Impact factor: 3.731