title: Introduction of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 infection in the Philippines.
abstract: The aim of this study was to describe and document the first case of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) in the Philippines by using serological and molecular techniques and to compare the diversity of this strain to that of strains from other countries. With the introduction of HIV-2 into the country and the presence of diversified strains of HIV-1, the use of highly sensitive assays to detect all these strains is recommended.
authors.affiliation: STD AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory, San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Prisca Susan
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Leaño
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: Adelfa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espantaleon
authors.forename: Janak
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maniar
authors.forename: Masaomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Dattatray
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saple
authors.forename: Namiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurimura
authors.forename: Dorothy May
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Agdamag
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000821:virology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010679:Philippines; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral