DUAL INFECTION WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 OF DISTINCT ENVELOPE SUBTYPES IN HUMANS
DUAL INFECTION WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 OF DISTINCT ENVELOPE SUBTYPES IN HUMANS
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/171.4.805
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发表时间:
1995-04-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
MCCUTCHAN, FE
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作者:
ARTENSTEIN, AW;VANCOTT, TC;MCCUTCHAN, FE
Multiple genetic subtypes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) have been identified among internationally collected isolates. The HIV-1 epidemic in Thailand is largely due to B and E subtypes of virus. Dual infection with distinct HIV-1 subtypes would suggest that antiviral immunity evoked by one subtype can be incompletely protective against a second. Polymerase chain reaction typing and serologic typing were used to screen a panel of specimens from HIV-1-infected subjects in Thailand. Two persons simultaneously harbored HIV-1 of env subtypes B and E, and this was confirmed by colony hybridization with subtype-specific probes and nucleotide sequence analysis of a 630-bp fragment of gp120 from multiple molecular clones. In addition, both subtypes were identified in cocultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 1 individual. These data provide the first evidence of dual HIV-1 infection in humans and reinforce the need for polyvalent vaccines.