Epidemiology of HIV-1 subtypes in an urban area of northern Italy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 935-940

  De Paschale, M ^a   Cagnin, D ^a   Cerulli, T ^a   Mena, M ^a   Magnani, C ^a   Perini, P ^a   Re, T ^a   Villa, M ^a   Vigano P ^a   Maltempo, C ^b   Manco, M T ^a   Agrappi, C ^a   Mirri, P ^a   Gatti, A ^a   Rescaldani, C ^a   Clerici, P ^a  

^a Hospital of Legnano   (Italy)

^b ASL Provincia di Milano 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Heterosexual; Intravenous drug user; Men who have sex with men; Type 1 human immunodeficiency virus subtypes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 79959287941     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03382.x     Document Type: Article

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