title: [The characteristics of the HIV isolated from HIV-infected persons and AIDS patients on the territory of the CIS].
abstract: HIV strains were isolated from HIV-infected patients and AIDS patients in CIS. A total of 81 HIV isolates were obtained. The isolates were identified by using immunofluorescence and enzyme immunoassay, by determining the activity of reverse transcriptase, immunoblot, electron microscopy, polymerase chain reaction. Of the 81 isolates 79 were HIV-1 and 2 HIV-2. The strains differed in their infectivity, the kinetics of virus antigen accumulation, and the spectrum of susceptible cell lines. The viruses isolated may be assigned as two groups: high and low infective. The biological properties of the national HIV isolates were shown to be similar to the prototype HIV strains isolated elsewhere.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Nosik
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kalnina
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Bochkova
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kiseleva
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Svirska
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Petrova
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Zhigulin
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Stakhanova
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gushchina
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Iurin
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D017517:Commonwealth of Independent States; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000382:microbiology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
vernacular_title: Kharakteristika VICh, vydelennykh ot VICh-infitsirovannykh lits i bol'nykh SPIDom na territorii SNG.