Table 2.
Genotype H strains reported in Japan
| No. | Patient |
Hypothesized source of infection |
HIV infection1 | Clinical feature | Accession number (Ref.) | ||
| Age | Gender | Route | Place | ||||
| 1 | 52 | Male | Unknown | Japan | NA | Unknown blood donor | AB179747, [18] |
| 2 | 61 | Male | Sexual contact (heterosexual) | Thailand | NA | Chronic | AB205010, [19] |
| 3 | 46 | Male | Sexual contact (bisexual) | South America | (+) | Chronic | AP007261, [20] |
| 4 | 38 | Male | Sexual contact (homosexual) | Unknown | NA | Chronic | AB298362, [21] |
| 5 | 65 | Male | Unknown | Japan | NA | Acute | EF157291, [22] |
| 6 | 35 | Male | Unknown | Japan | NA | Acute | AB266536, [23] |
| 7 | 60 | Male | Sexual contact (homosexual) | Japan | (-) | Acute | AB275308, [24] |
| 8 | 60 | Male | Sexual contact (heterosexual) | Unknown | (+) | Chronic | AB353764, [25] |
| 9 | 47 | Male | Unknown | Japan | (-) | Acute to chronic | AB846650, this paper |
NA: Not available; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.