Epidemiology (HIV)
"Genetic Diversity of HIV-1 in Thailand, 1994-95."
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 12th, 1996
According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 11th International Conference on AIDS, held July 7-12, 1996, in Vancouver, British Columbia, "Objective: To determine the genetic heterogeneity of HIV-1 strains in Thailand using a larger sample with greater geographic diversity than in previous molecular epidemiologic studies. Methods: A convenience sample was made of 215 asymptomatic HIV+ persons consisting of 64 injecting drug users [IDU] and 151 with sexual risk. Viral subtypes were determined by a combination of peptide-binding immunoassay (PEIA) and hybridizations of nested PCR fragments of the env gene (C2-V5) with subtypes E and B' (Thai subtype...
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