Analysis of HIV-1 pol sequences from Panama: identification of phylogenetic clusters within subtype B and detection of antiretroviral drug resistance mutations

S Ahumada-Ruiz, D Flores-Figueroa… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2009 - Elsevier
We report the first study to examine phylogenetic relationships and drug resistance
mutations in HIV-1 pol sequences from Panama. For this study, we used plasma RNA …

Construction and phenotypic characterization of HIV type 1 functional envelope clones of subtypes G and F

A Revilla, E Delgado, EC Christian… - AIDS research and …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Subtype G has been estimated to represent the fourth most prevalent clade in the HIV-1
pandemic and subtype F is widely circulating in parts of South America (frequently within BF …

High rates of baseline antiretroviral resistance among HIV-infected pregnant women in an HIV referral centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

M de Lourdes Teixeira, S Nafea… - … journal of STD & …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
In order to understand antiretroviral resistance during pregnancy and its impact on HIV
vertical transmission, we performed a cross-sectional analysis of 231 HIV-infected pregnant …

Distinct resistance mutation and polymorphism acquisition in HIV-1 protease of subtypes B and F1 from children and adult patients under virological failure

AT Dumans, CC Barreto, AF Santos, M Arruda… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The goal of this work was to compare the differences between human immunodeficiency
virus type 1 (HIV-1) of B and F1 subtypes in the acquisition of major and minor protease …

Identification of a new HIV type 1 BF intersubtype circulating recombinant form (CRF44_BF) in Chile

E Delgado, M Rios, J Fernandez… - AIDS research and …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
HIV-1 BF intersubtype recombinants are frequent in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, where
among a high diversity of BF unique recombinant forms (URFs), eight circulating …

Analysis of HIV type 1 BF recombinant sequences from South America dates the origin of CRF12_BF to a recombination event in the 1970s

DA Dilernia, LR Jones, MA Pando… - AIDS research and …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
HIV-1 epidemics in South America are believed to have originated in part from the subtype B
epidemic initiated in the Caribbean/North America region. However, circulation of BF …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of HIV-1 BF pr/rt recombinant strains from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil reveals multiple unrelated mosaic structures

ML Guimarães, JC Couto-Fernandez… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Due to the co-circulation of HIV-1 subtypes B and F1 in Brazil, a large variety of unique BF1
recombinant forms (URFs_BF1) and four circulating BF1 recombinant forms (CRF28 …

[HTML][HTML] The HIV-1 epidemic in Bolivia is dominated by subtype B and CRF12_BF" family" strains

ML Guimarães, KG Velarde-Dunois, D Segurondo… - Virology journal, 2012 - Springer
Background Molecular epidemiological studies of HIV-1 in South America have revealed the
occurrence of subtypes B, F1 and BF1 recombinants. Even so, little information concerning …

Short Communication: Molecular Characterization of HIV Type 1 BF Pol Recombinants from São Paulo, Brazil

ACMF de Souza, CM de Oliveira… - AIDS research and …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
In the Brazilian HIV-1 epidemic, subtypes B, C, and F1 are cocirculating in the population.
Sequences of the partial pol gene from 463 HIV-1-infected patients were obtained from …

[HTML][HTML] The use of bioinformatics for studying HIV evolutionary and epidemiological history in South America

G Bello, MA Soares, CG Schrago - AIDS Research and Treatment, 2011 - hindawi.com
The South American human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) epidemic is driven by
several subtypes (B, C, and F1) and circulating and unique recombinant forms derived from …