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

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

Authors :
Claudio Moss da Silva
Carlos Antunes
Gabriela Mendoza Sassi
Ana Maria Barral de Martinez
Fabiola Adriene Cardoso
P. C. P. Ferreira
Vera Mendonça-Signorini
Edel Figueiredo Barbosa
Jussara Maria Silveira
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.

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

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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