Short communication: Emergence of novel A/G recombinant HIV-1 strains in Argentina

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2015 Mar;31(3):293-7. doi: 10.1089/AID.2014.0196. Epub 2014 Dec 22.

Abstract

The predominant circulating HIV-1 strains in South America are subtype B and B/F recombinants with different distributions among countries. However, the emergence of other subtypes is a matter of concern and needs continuous monitoring. We identified three different A/G recombinants in Argentina, two of them in vertically infected children from unlinked mothers and one in an adult female. HIV-1 pol sequences from the children showed novel A/G recombination patterns and no phylogenetic relationship with previously reported South American A/G sequences. The third A/G recombinant was a CRF06_cpx with African origin. The detection of new or unusual subtypes is important to avoid false-negative PCR HIV-1 early diagnosis due to detection failures and for future vaccine development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Argentina / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Female
  • Genetic Variation*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / classification*
  • HIV-1 / genetics*
  • HIV-1 / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Recombination, Genetic*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • pol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus / genetics

Substances

  • pol Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus