HIV-1 diversity among inmates of Italian prisons

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1689-1694

  Longo, Benedetta ^a   Novati, Stefano ^b   Montieri, Stefania ^a   Pontali, Emanuele ^c   Taglia, Fabiana ^a   Leo, Guido ^d   Babudieri, Sergio ^e   Starnini, Giulio ^f   Monarca, Roberto ^g   Suligoi, Barbara ^a   Rezza, Giovanni ^a   Ciccozzi, Massimo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Amedeo di Sauoia   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^f UO Medicina Protetta Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

^g ASL Viterbo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV subtype; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG USE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOPHYLY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRISON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV PROTEASE; HIV REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HIV-1; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 51049085572     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21275     Document Type: Article

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