Open AccessMolecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 in Switzerland: Evidence for a Silent Mutation in the C2V3 Region Distinguishing Intravenous Drug Users From Homosexual Men
Author(s) -
Stoeckli Tc,
Ingrid Steffen-Klopfstein,
Erb P,
Todd M. Brown,
Kalish Ml
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00126334-200001010-00008
Subject(s) - epidemiology , molecular epidemiology , medicine , cohort , cohort study , prospective cohort study , outpatient clinic , sida , needle sharing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , virology , viral disease , genotype , biology , condom , genetics , gene , syphilis , sociology
To study the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 strains found in Switzerland and to determine possible genetic linkages among strains sorted by risk group or geographic region.