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Phylogenetic Investigation of a Statewide HIV-1 Epidemic Reveals Ongoing and Active Transmission Networks Among Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Dec 2015
Chan Philip A, Hogan Joseph W, Huang Austin, DeLong Allison, Salemi Marco, Mayer Kenneth H, Kantor Rami
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BACKGROUND: Molecular epidemiological evaluation of HIV-1 transmission networks can elucidate behavioral components of transmission that can be targets for intervention. METHODS: We combined phylogenetic and statistical approaches using pol sequences from patients diagnosed between 2004 and 2011 at a large HIV center in Rhode Island, following 75% of the state's HIV population. Phylogenetic trees were constructed...
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