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HIV surveillance combining an assay for identification of very recent infection and phylogenetic analyses on dried spots.
AIDS (London, England) - 28 Jan 2017
Brand Denys, Capsec Jean, Chaillon Antoine, Cazein Françoise, Le Vu Stéphane, Moreau Alain, Pillonel Josiane, Brunet Sylvie, Thierry Damien, Guillon-Grammatico Leslie, Lot Florence, Barin Francis
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BACKGROUND: Transmitted/founder viruses isolated at the early stage of infection are indicators of the variants that are spreading within a population. The French reporting system for new HIV diagnoses is linked to a virological surveillance using dried serum spots. METHODS: We combined an immunoassay for very recent infection (less than 31 days) to a phylogenetic analysis of transmitted/founder viruses and...
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