Clinical, immunological and virological baseline characteristics and demographics of study participants.

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BMHAbce: Multi-region hybridization assay distinguishing between subtypes B, C and CRF01_AE. One subject was CRF01_AE/B, 8 were non typable and results for 3 subjects were not typed by the time the manuscript was written;
CWestern blot positive with p31 band; MSM: Men who have sex with men; Fiebig I - positive HIV RNA, negative p24 antigen, negative 3rd generation EIA; Fiebig II – positive HIV RNA, positive p24 antigen, negative 3rd generation EIA; Fiebig III - positive HIV RNA, positive p24 antigen, positive 3rd generation EIA, negative western blot; Fiebig IV - positive HIV RNA, positive or negative p24 antigen, positive 3rd generation EIA, indeterminate western blot; Fiebig V - positive HIV RNA, positive p24 antigen, positive 3rd generation EIA, positive western blot except p31; NA: Not Applicable; ND: Not Determined
Clinical, immunological and virological baseline characteristics and demographics of study participants.