Table 1. Sequences of the primers and probes used in the study.

Name	Sequences
p27 forward	5’-GCCGGTACCATGCCTGTAGTGATTAAGACAGAGG-3’
p27 reverse	5’-CAACTCGAGTCAGGCCGCGGCTATGCCTCG-3’
gp85 forward	5’-GCCATCGATATGGGAGTTCATCTGTTGCA-3’
gp85 reverse	5’-CAACTCGAGTCAGCGCCTGCTACGGCGGT-3’
gp37 forward	5’-GAAGGTACCATGTCGCTGAGTCGTCTCTCGCC-3’
gp37 reverse	5’-GCCCTCGAGTCACAGTTGCTCCCTAATTCTAT-3’
IN forward	5’-GCCATCGATATGCCCTTGAGAGAGGCTAAA-3’
IN reverse	5’-GAACTCGAGTCATGCAAAGAGAGGACTCGC-3’
RT forward	5’-GCCGGTACCATGACTGCTGCGCTACATCTG-3’
RT reverse	5’-GGCCTCGAGTCAATACGCTTGAAAGGTGGC-3’
IL-6 forward	5’-GCCGGTACCGTGTGCAGCGGTTGAACC-3’
IL-6 reverse	5’-CGGCTCGAGAGTTCATGGTGCGGCTTC-3’

Abbreviations: IN: integrase; RT: reverse transcriptase