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Characterization of the Transmitted Virus in an Ongoing HIV-1 Epidemic Driven by Injecting Drug Use.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Oct 2018
Dukhovlinova Elena, Masharsky Alexey, Vasileva Aleksandra, Porrello Alessandro, Zhou Shuntai, Toussova Olga, Verevochkin Sergei, Akulova Ekaterina, Frishman Dmitrij, Montefiori David, Labranche Celia, Hoffman Irving, Miller William, Cohen Myron S, Kozlov Andrei P, Swanstrom Ronald
Abstract excerpt
Understanding features of the HIV-1 transmission process has the potential to inform biological interventions for prevention. We have examined the transmitted virus in a cohort of people who inject drugs and who are at risk of HIV-1 infection through blood contamination when injecting in a group. This study focused on seven newly infected participants in St. Petersburg, Russia, who were in acute or early...
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