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Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow
HIV-1 non-B subtypes from heterosexual transmission predominate in Scotland
November 6th, 2004
HIV-1 non-B subtypes acquired from heterosexual transmissions predominate in Scotland. According to a study from Scotland, "Historically, subtype B viruses in men who have sex with men (MSM) and injecting drug users (IDU) dominated the HIV epidemic in the United Kingdom, whereas non-B heterosexual infections dominate globally. "Heterosexual contact is now the most common route of transmission in the United Kingdom. Here we monitor HIV subtype in Scotland, and link it to origin of infection." "HIV-1 sequence was generated from new diagnoses and the subtype thus obtained linked with demographic data. Virus was subtyped from 80%...
Source: Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Ventures Week (2004-11-06)
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