Characterisation of HIV-1 molecular transmission clusters among newly diagnosed individuals infected with non-B subtypes in Italy.
Lavinia FabeniClaudia AlteriGiulia BernoRossana ScutariNicoletta OrchiGabriella De CarliAda BertoliLuca CariotiCaterina GoriFederica ForbiciRomina SalpiniAlessandra VergoriRoberta GagliardiniStefania CicaliniAnnalisa MondiCarmela PinnettiLaura MazzutiOmbretta TurrizianiManuela ColafigliVanni BorghiFrancesco MontellaAlfredo PennicaMiriam LichtnerEnrico GirardiMassimo AndreoniCristina MussiniAndrea AntinoriFrancesca Ceccherini-SilbersteinCarlo Federico PernoMaria Mercedes Santoronull nullPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2019)
Our findings show that HIV-1 newly diagnosed individuals infected with non-B subtypes are involved in several MTCs in Italy. These MTCs include mainly Italians and MSM and highlight the complex phenomenon characterising the HIV-1 spread. This is important especially in view of monitoring the HIV epidemic and guiding the public health response.