High Prevalence of Unique Recombinant Forms of HIV-1 in Ghana: Molecular Epidemiology From an Antiretroviral Resistance Study

Abstract

The high frequency of URFs detected probably reflects a significant incidence of coinfections or superinfections with diverse viral strains, which increases the genetic complexity of the HIV-1 epidemic in West Africa. Monitoring of HIV-1 drug resistance might provide data on the implications of intersubtype recombination in response to antiretrovirals.