Expansion of the E138A mutation in newly diagnosed HIV-infected patients in Gran Canaria

Abstract Molecular epidemiology allows us to know local HIV transmission and to design strategies of prevention. We studied 25 HIV newly diagnosed patients with the E138A mutation since the year 2010. Most transmission networks involved young and promiscuous MSM. Recent infection was only documented...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2016-09, Vol.86 (1), p.58-60
Hauptverfasser: Chamizo, Francisco, Gilarranz, Raúl, Tosco, Tomás, Carrillo, Deyanira, Holguín, África, Santana, Évora, Pérez-Arellano, Jose Luís, Hernández, Michele, Francés, Adela, Cárdenes, Miguel Ángel, Zarzalejos, Jose María, Pena-López, María José
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Molecular epidemiology allows us to know local HIV transmission and to design strategies of prevention. We studied 25 HIV newly diagnosed patients with the E138A mutation since the year 2010. Most transmission networks involved young and promiscuous MSM. Recent infection was only documented in patients grouped into the smaller clusters.
ISSN:0732-8893
1879-0070
DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.06.014