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Molecular transmission network analysis reveals the challenge of HIV-1 in ageing patients in China: elderly people play a crucial role in the transmission of subtypes and high pretreatment drug resistance in developed Eastern China, 2019-2023.
Virology journal - 26 Aug 2024
Cao Dongqing, Xing Hui, Feng Yi, He Tingting, Zhang Jiafeng, Ling Jiafeng, Chen Jingkun, Zhao Jiana
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BACKGROUND: The number and proportion of HIV/AIDS patients among older people are continuously and rapidly increasing in China. We conducted a detailed molecular epidemiological analysis of HIV-1 epidemic strains in a developed city in eastern China and found that elderly people play a crucial role in the transmission of subtypes and high pretreatment drug resistance (PDR). METHODS: A total of 1048 samples were...
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