Extensive Genetic Diversity of HIV-1 in Incident and Prevalent Infections among Malaysian Blood Donors: Multiple Introductions of HIV-1 Genotypes from Highly Prevalent Countries.

Transfusion-transmissible infections including HIV-1 continue to pose major risks for unsafe blood transfusions due to both window phase infections and divergent viruses that may not be detected by donor screening assays. Given the recent emergence of several HIV-1 circulating recombinant forms (CRF...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhen Chow, Abdul Hamid Bon, Sheila Keating, XXXXX Anderios, Hazwan Abdul Halim, Yutaka Takebe, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Michael P Busch, Kok Keng Tee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5004849?pdf=render