Evaluation of HIV Transmission Clusters among Natives and Foreigners Living in Italy

Evaluation of HIV Transmission Clusters among Natives and Foreigners Living in Italy

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 (<i>pol</i>) sequences to characterise subtypes and identify MT...

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Main Authors: Lavinia Fabeni, Maria Mercedes Santoro, Patrizia Lorenzini, Stefano Rusconi, Nicola Gianotti, Andrea Costantini, Loredana Sarmati, Andrea Antinori, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Annalisa Saracino, Enrico Girardi, on behalf of the Icona Foundation Study Cohort
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
molecular epidemiology
phylogenetic analysis
migrants
cluster detection
transmission networks and clusters
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/8/791

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