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Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
- Source :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.35 n.5 2002, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), instacron:SBMT, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 35, Iss 5, Pp 471-476 (2002), Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 35, Issue: 5, Pages: 471-476, Published: OCT 2002, Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), instacron:FURG
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, 2002.
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Abstract
- 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 samples were obtained. Nested PCR was realized once for each sample; for amplified samples (69) HIV subtypes were classified using the heteroduplex mobility assay. Subtypes identified were B (75%), C (22%) and F (3%). All infections with C were diagnosed after 1994. Comparing patients with B and C, no differences were detected regarding demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics; survival analysis did not reveal differences in HIV to AIDS evolution. A higher proportion of injecting drug users, IDU (not significant, p
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Adult
Male
Modes of transmission
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
Adolescent
lcsh:RC955-962
Epidemiologia molecular
RC955-962
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Heteroduplex Analysis
Biology
medicine.disease_cause
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Risk Factors
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
Survival analysis
Aged
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Molecular epidemiology
Transmission (medicine)
Genetic Variation
virus diseases
Subtipos do HIV
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Modos de transmissão
Infectious Diseases
DNA, Viral
HIV-1
Parasitology
Female
Nested polymerase chain reaction
HIV subtypes
Brazil
Hiv subtypes
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.35 n.5 2002, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT), instacron:SBMT, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 35, Iss 5, Pp 471-476 (2002), Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Volume: 35, Issue: 5, Pages: 471-476, Published: OCT 2002, Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), instacron:FURG
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....df9b1cec435fe12bbf7bb1de6185d4c1