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The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 among male sex workers in northern Thailand.

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Beyrer, C; Artenstein, A; Kunawararak, P; VanCott, T; Mason, C; Rungreungthanakit, K; Hegerich, P; Nelson, KE; Khamboonruang, C; Natpratan, C
Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol
August 1, 1997

Male commercial sex workers (CSWs) in northern Thailand are at high risk for HIV-1 infection and may be exposed to multiple subtypes of HIV-1 through sexual contact with men and women from Thailand, other Asian nations, and the West. We studied 103 male Thai nationals working in gay bars and clubs in Chiang Mai city who participated in the 1994 sentinel surveillance of the Thai Ministry of Public Health using HIV serologic testing, DNA polymerase chain reaction methods, molecular cloning, differential colony hybridization, nucleotide sequencing, and a third hypervariable region (V3) peptide enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay to differentiate subjects infected with HIV-1 subtypes B, E, both, or neither. The majority (58%) reported heterosexual orientation, and 35 (34%) were married. Seventeen (16.5%) were HIV infected: 16 (94%) of 17 had HIV-1 subtype E; 1 had HIV-1 subtype B. Two subjects had dually reactive results by molecular techniques but colony hybridization sequencing revealed only HIV-1 subtype E. HIV-1 subtype E appears to be the predominant clade among male CSWs in northern Thailand. This may have important implications for the global kinetics of the HIV epidemic.

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J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol

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ISSN

1077-9450

Publication Date

August 1, 1997

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

304 / 307

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Virology
  • Thailand
  • Sex Work
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Male
  • Humans
  • HIV-1
  • Female
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Amino Acid Sequence
 

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Beyrer, C., Artenstein, A., Kunawararak, P., VanCott, T., Mason, C., Rungreungthanakit, K., … Natpratan, C. (1997). The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 among male sex workers in northern Thailand. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol, 15(4), 304–307. https://doi.org/10.1097/00042560-199708010-00009
Beyrer, C., A. Artenstein, P. Kunawararak, T. VanCott, C. Mason, K. Rungreungthanakit, P. Hegerich, K. E. Nelson, C. Khamboonruang, and C. Natpratan. “The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 among male sex workers in northern Thailand.J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 15, no. 4 (August 1, 1997): 304–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/00042560-199708010-00009.
Beyrer C, Artenstein A, Kunawararak P, VanCott T, Mason C, Rungreungthanakit K, et al. The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 among male sex workers in northern Thailand. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1997 Aug 1;15(4):304–7.
Beyrer, C., et al. “The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 among male sex workers in northern Thailand.J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol, vol. 15, no. 4, Aug. 1997, pp. 304–07. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00042560-199708010-00009.
Beyrer C, Artenstein A, Kunawararak P, VanCott T, Mason C, Rungreungthanakit K, Hegerich P, Nelson KE, Khamboonruang C, Natpratan C. The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 among male sex workers in northern Thailand. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1997 Aug 1;15(4):304–307.

Published In

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol

DOI

ISSN

1077-9450

Publication Date

August 1, 1997

Volume

15

Issue

4

Start / End Page

304 / 307

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Virology
  • Thailand
  • Sex Work
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Male
  • Humans
  • HIV-1
  • Female
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Amino Acid Sequence