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Evaluation of HIV Transmission Clusters among Natives and Foreigners Living in Italy.
Viruses - 23 Jul 2020
Fabeni Lavinia, Santoro Maria Mercedes, Lorenzini Patrizia, Rusconi Stefano, Gianotti Nicola, Costantini Andrea, Sarmati Loredana, Antinori Andrea, Ceccherini-Silberstein Francesca, d'Arminio Monforte Antonella, Saracino Annalisa, Girardi Enrico, On Behalf Of The Icona Foundation Study Cohort
Abstract excerpt
We aimed at evaluating the characteristics of HIV-1 molecular transmission clusters (MTCs) among natives and migrants living in Italy, diagnosed between 1998 and 2018. Phylogenetic analyses were performed on HIV-1 polymerase (pol) sequences to characterise subtypes and identify MTCs, divided into small (SMTCs, 2-3 sequences), medium (MMTCs, 4-9 sequences) and large (LMTCs, ≥10 sequences). Among 3499 drug-naïve...
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