Changes in circulation of B and non-B HIV strains: Spotlight on a reference centre for Infectious Diseases in Northern Italy

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 947-952

  Baldanti, Fausto ^a   Paolucci, Stefania ^a   Ravasi, Giovanni ^b   Maccabruni, Anna ^b   Moriggia, Alberto ^b   Barbarini, Giorgio ^b   Maserati, Renato ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demographic characteristics; Epidemiology; Hiv 1 subtypes; HIV 2; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV PROTEASE; HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HIV-1; HIV-2; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

EID: 43249128155     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21163     Document Type: Article

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