Identification of CRF34_01B, a second circulating recombinant form unrelated to and more complex than CRF15_01B, among injecting drug users in northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Sodsai Tovanabutra, Gustavo H. Kijak, Chris Beyrer, Christiana Gammon-Richardson, Supachai Sakkhachornphop, Tasanai Vongchak, Jaroon Jittiwutikarn, Myat Htoo Razak, Eric Sanders-Buell, Merlin L. Robb, Vinai Suriyanon, Deborah L. Birx, Nelson L. Michael, David D. Celentano, Francine E. Mccutchan
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34447290210&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/61136
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In Thailand, the circulating HIV-1 strains include CRF01_AE, subtype B, and their recombinants. Genotyping and full-genome sequencing had previously identified circulating recombinant form CRF15_01B within a cohort of 347 HIV-1-infected individuals enrolled in the Opiate Users Research (OUR) study i...