HIV type 1 origin and transmission dynamics among different risk groups in Sardinia: Molecular epidemiology within the close boundaries of an Italian Island

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 404-410

  Ciccozzi, Massimo ^a   Madeddu, Giordano ^b   Lo Presti, Alessandra ^a   Cella, Eleonora ^a   Giovanetti, Marta ^a   Budroni, Carla ^b   Babudieri, Sergio ^b   Mura, Maria Stella ^b   Zehender, Gianguglielmo ^c   Salemi, Marco ^d  

^a Italian Health Institute   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENE SEQUENCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POL GENE PRODUCTS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872957083     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: 19318405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2012.0209     Document Type: Article

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