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Presence of CXCR4-using HIV-1 in patients with recently diagnosed infection: correlates and evidence for transmission.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jan 2012
Chalmet Kristen, Dauwe Kenny, Foquet Lander, Baatz Franky, Seguin-Devaux Carole, Van Der Gucht Bea, Vogelaers Dirk, Vandekerckhove Linos, Plum Jean, Verhofstede Chris
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence and correlates of CXCR4-use in recently diagnosed patients and the impact of X4/DM transmission remain largely unknown. METHOD: Genotypic coreceptor use determination on the baseline sample of 539 recently diagnosed individuals. Correlation of coreceptor use with clinical, viral and epidemiological data and with information on transmission events as obtained through phylogenetic...
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