Stanojevic, Maja (57828665700)Maja (57828665700)StanojevicPapa, Anna (7103044603)Anna (7103044603)PapaPapadimitriou, Evagelia (36017181000)Evagelia (36017181000)PapadimitriouZerjav, Sonja (6603691730)Sonja (6603691730)ZerjavJevtovic, Djordje (55410443900)Djordje (55410443900)JevtovicSalemovic, Dubravka (7801387340)Dubravka (7801387340)SalemovicJovanovic, Tanja (26642921700)Tanja (26642921700)JovanovicAntoniadis, Antonis (7006976281)Antonis (7006976281)Antoniadis2025-07-022025-07-022002https://doi.org/10.1089/088922202317406673https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036246978&doi=10.1089%2f088922202317406673&partnerID=40&md5=055482acd2f1b840ee8b1b236c43a3fchttps://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/14548To gain insight concerning the genetic diversity of HIV-1 viruses associated with the HIV-1 epidemic in Yugoslavia, 45 specimens from HIV-1-infected individuals were classified into subtypes by sequence-based phylogenetic analysis of the polymerase (pol) region of the viral genome. Forty-one of 45 specimens (91.2%) were identified as pol subtype B, 2 of 45 as subtype C (4.4%), 1 of 45 as CRF01_AE (2.2%), and 1 as CRF02_AG recombinant (2.2%). Nucleotide divergence among subtype B sequences was 4.8%. Results of this study show that among HIV-1-infected patients in Yugoslavia subtype B predominates (91.5%), whereas non-B subtypes are present at a low percentage, mostly related to travel abroad.