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Expanding HIV-1 subtype B transmission networks among men who have sex with men in Poland.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Parczewski Miłosz, Leszczyszyn-Pynka Magdalena, Witak-Jędra Magdalena, Szetela Bartosz, Gąsiorowski Jacek, Knysz Brygida, Bociąga-Jasik Monika, Skwara Paweł, Grzeszczuk Anna, Jankowska Maria, Barałkiewicz Grażyna, Mozer-Lisewska Iwona, Łojewski Władysław, Kozieł Katarzyna, Grąbczewska Edyta, Jabłonowska Elżbieta, Urbańska Anna
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INTRODUCTION: Reconstruction of HIV transmission links allows to trace the spread and dynamics of infection and guide epidemiological interventions. The aim of this study was to characterize transmission networks among subtype B infected patients from Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Maximum likelihood phylogenenetic trees were inferred from 966 HIV-1 subtype B protease/reverse transcriptase sequences from patients...
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