Non-B subtypes account for a large proportion of clustered primary HIV-1 infections in Italy.

Giorgio BozziLavinia FabeniIsabella AbbateGiulia BernoAntonio MuscatelloLucia TaramassoMassimiliano FabbianiSilvia NozzaGiuseppe TambussiStefano RusconiAndrea GiacomelliEmanuele FocàCarmela PinnettiGabriella d'EttorreCristina MussiniVanni BorghiBenedetto Maurizio CelesiaGiordano MadedduAntonio Di BiagioDiego RipamontiNicola SquillaceAndrea AntinoriAndrea GoriMaria Rosaria CapobianchiAlessandra Banderanull null

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2022)

There was a large contribution of diverse non-B subtypes to transmission clusters among people presenting with acute or recent HIV-1 infection in this cohort, illustrating the evolving dynamics of the HIV-1 epidemic in Italy, where subtype B previously dominated.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
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human immunodeficiency virus
hiv testing
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
men who have sex with men
liver failure
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