TABLE 2.
Distribution of HIV-1 subtypes by the study provinces.
| Subtype, n (%) | Bishkek, n = 202 | Osh, n = 341 | JAB, n = 12 |
| CRF02_AG | 95 (47%) | 232 (68%) | 5 (41.7%) |
| A6 | 90 (44.6%) | 89 (26.1%) | 5 (41.7%) |
| CRF63_02A | 4 (2%) | 4 (1.8%) | 2 (16.6%) |
| A6 URFs | 3 (1.5%) | 5 (1.5%) | |
| G | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (0.6%) | |
| B | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (0.6%) | |
| CRF02_AG/A6 | 2 (1%) | 4 (1.8%) | |
| CRF02_AG/B | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| A6/G | – | 1 (0.3%) | |
| B/G | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.3%) |
CRF, circulating recombinant form; URF, unique recombinant form; JAB, Jalal-Abad and Batken provinces.