A Systematic Molecular Epidemiology Screen Reveals Numerous Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Superinfections in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
Sandra E ChaudronChristine LeemannKatharina KusejkoHuyen NguyenNadine TschumiAlex MarzelMichael HuberJürg BöniMatthieu PerreauThomas KlimkaitSabine YerlyAlban RametteHans H HirschAndri RauchAlexandra CalmyPietro VernazzaEnos BernasconiMatthias CavassiniKarin J MetznerRoger D KouyosHuldrych F Günthardnull nullPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
This cohort-based molecular approach identified, to our knowledge, the largest population of confirmed superinfections, showing that, while rare with a prevalence of 1%-7%, superinfections are not negligible events.