Molecular typing of the recently expanding subtype B HIV-1 epidemic in Romania: Evidence for local spread among MSMs in Bucharest area

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1052-1057

  Paraschiv, Simona ^a   Otelea, Dan ^a   Batan, Ionelia ^a   Baicus, Cristian ^b   Magiorkinis, Gkikas ^c,d   Paraskevis, Dimitrios ^c  

^a 'Prof Dr Matei Bals' National Institute for Infectious Diseases   (Romania)

^b V Babes National Institute of Pathology   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV 1 Romanian epidemic; Molecular epidemiology; Phylogenetic analysis; Subtype B

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 SUBTYPE B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MOLECULAR TYPING; MONOPHYLY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHYLOGENY; ROMANIA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 84860385608     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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