title: [Serotypical stratification of HIV-1 in populations of intravenous drug users in the south/southwestern Ukraine].
abstract: A total of 101 HIV-1 positive sera from intravenous drug users (IVDU) in Southern and South-Eastern Ukraine were serotyped using V3-mimicking peptides. Serotype B circulates in Nikolaev and type A/C in Odessa and Donetsk. Prevalence of A/C serotype in the population of IVDU is a characteristic feature of the epidemic situation in this region, in contrast to the USA and Western Europe, where subtype B circulates. Serotypical stratification indicates that routes of HIV-1 dissemination in the Ukraine differ from those in the USA and Western Europe, which should be borne in mind when planning the strategy of epidemic control.
authors.forename: M Iu
authors.initials: MIu
authors.lastname: Shchelkanov
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Iaroslavtseva
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nabatov
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Masharskiĭ
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Iudin
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Mirskov
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Chentsova
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Kobyshcha
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kozlov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Karamov
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000737:chemistry; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000821:virology*; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; C059762:HIV envelope protein gp120 (305-321); D010446:Peptide Fragments