title: Epidemiology and genetic characterization of HIV-1 isolates in the general population of Djibouti (Horn of Africa).
abstract: During a national survey in 2002 in Djibouti, serum samples were collected using a valid sampling scheme from 2423 Djiboutians representing the general population of urban and rural districts. The HIV-1 seroprevalence was 2%. The HIV-1 polymerase gene from 53 untreated patients was amplified. Phylogenetic analysis of 34 isolates revealed a majority of subtype C (73%) as well as other subtypes, including CRF02_AG recombinants (18%), subtype D (6%), and subtype A (3%).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées du Val de Grâce, Paris, France. j.maslin@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maslin
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rogier
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Mohamed Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khamil
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mattera
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grandadam
authors.forename: Mélanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nicand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain; D015730:Djibouti / Q000453:epidemiology; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D019562:Viral Load