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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
An outbreak of HIV-1 subtype G among Italian injecting drug users
AIDS, Volume 21, No. 9, Year 2007
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We describe an outbreak of subtype G among injecting drug users (IDU) in northern Italy newly infected with HIV. We analysed pol gene sequences from samples of 139 individuals from different risk groups. Non-B subtypes were more frequently detected among IDU than in homosexual or heterosexual contacts. All G subtypes but one were found among IDU. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that the outbreak was of monophyletic origin and was caused by HIV-1 strains similar to those from western Africa. © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ciccozzi, M.
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Montieri, Stefania
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Salemi, Marco
United States, Gainesville
University of Florida
De Oliveira, Tulio
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Dorrucci, Maria
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Sinicco, Alessandro
Italy, Turin
Ospedale Amedeo Di Savoia
De Luca, Andrea
Italy, Rome
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli Irccs
Giuliani, Massimo
Italy, Roma
's. Gallicano' Inst.
Balotta, Claudia
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Rezza, Giovanni
Italy, Rome
Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAD.0b013e32813aee1a
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases