Combining Epidemiological and Genetic Networks Signifies the Importance of Early Treatment in HIV-1 Transmission

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Zarrabi, Narges ^a   Prosperi, Mattia ^b,c   Belleman, Robert G ^a   Colafigli, Manuela ^c   de Luca, Andrea ^c,d   Sloot, Peter M A ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e ITMO UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^f NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FILTER REDUCTION METHOD; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJECTING DRUG USE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PHYLOGENY; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL NETWORK; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, VIRAL; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 84867057024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046156     Document Type: Article

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