Introduction of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 infection in the Philippines.
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.
Leaño
Prisca Susan
PS
STD AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory, San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
Kageyama
Seiji
S
Espantaleon
Adelfa
A
Maniar
Janak
J
Iwasaki
Masaomi
M
Saple
Dattatray
D
Yoshihara
Namiko
N
Kurimura
Takashi
T
Agdamag
Dorothy May
DM
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
D012367:RNA, Viral