Open AccessHIV Genotypes and Primary Drug Resistance Among HIV-Seropositive Blood Donors in Brazil
Author(s) -
Cecília Salete Alencar,
Éster Cerdeira Sabino,
Sílvia Maia Farias de Carvalho,
Silvana Carneiro Leão,
Anna Bárbara de Freitas Carneiro-Proietti,
Ligia Capuani,
Cláudia Luz de Oliveira,
Danielle M. Carrick,
Rebecca Birch,
Thelma T. Gonçalez,
Sheila M. Keating,
Priscilla Swanson,
John Hackett,
Michael P. Busch
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31828ff979
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , genotype , virology , medicine , drug resistance , sida , hiv drug resistance , antiretroviral drug , lentivirus , immunology , viral disease , biology , viral load , antiretroviral therapy , genetics , gene
There are few surveillance studies analyzing genotypes or primary (transmitted) drug resistance in HIV-infected blood donors in Brazil. The aim of this study was to characterize patterns of HIV genotypes and primary resistance among HIV-seropositive donors identified at 4 geographically dispersed blood centers in Brazil.