Divergent HIV and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Surveillance, Zaire
oleh: Amanda Schaefer, Kenneth E. Robbins, Eugene Nzila Nzilambi, Michael E. St. Louis, Thomas C. Quinn, Thomas M. Folks, Marcia L. Kalish, Danuta Pieniazek
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Recent HIV infection or divergent HIV or simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strains may be responsible for Western blot–indeterminate results on 70 serum samples from Zairian hospital employees that were reactive in an enzyme immunoassay. Using universal polymerase chain reaction HIV-1, HIV-2, and SIV primers, we detected 1 (1.4%) HIV-1 sequence. Except for 1 sample, no molecular evidence for unusual HIV- or SIV-like strains in this sampling was found.