Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 2 , Pages 164-172 , August 2010

High genetic diversity of HIV-1 viruses in Macao, China

  • Yi Tan

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Desmond Chan

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Denise Chan

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Peng Kei Ip

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Laboratory, Macao, China
    • ,
  • Chong Lam

      Affiliations

    • Macao CDC, Macao, China
    • ,
  • Nga Yin Fong

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Stephen Kwok-Wing Tsui

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Shui Shan Lee

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, China
    • Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 2/F Postgraduate Education Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. Tel.: +852 2252 8812; fax: +852 2635 4977.

,Accepted 30 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.04.012

Journal of Infection
Volume 61, Issue 2 , Pages 164-172 , August 2010

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