Article
Changing patterns in HIV-1 non-B clade prevalence and diversity in Italy over three decades.
HIV medicine - 1 Oct 2010
Lai A, Riva C, Marconi A, Balestrieri M, Razzolini F, Meini G, Vicenti I, Rosi A, Saladini F, Caramma I, Franzetti M, Rossini V, Galli A, Galli M, Violin M, Zazzi M, Balotta C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HIV-1 non-B subtypes have recently entered Western Europe following immigration from other regions. The distribution of non-B clades and their association with demographic factors, over the entire course of the HIV-1 epidemic, have not been fully investigated in Italy. METHODS: We carried out a phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 pol sequences derived from 3670 patients followed at 50 Italian clinical...
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