Performance of V3-based HIV-1 sero subtyping in HIV endemic areas

• Main Authors: Lara Tavoschi (Author), Daniela Bernasconi (Author), Michele Chiappi (Author), Barbara Suligoi (Author), Claudio Galli (Author), Vincenza Regine (Author), Cissy Kityo (Author), Stefano Buttò (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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HIV-1 serosubtyping based on reactivity to peptides from the V3 region of gp120 is a low-cost and easy to perform procedure often used in geographical areas with high prevalence and incidence of HIV infection. We evaluated the performance of V3-based serotyping on 148 sera from 118 HIV-1-infected in...