Transmission patterns of HIV-subtypes A/AE versus B: inferring risk-behavior trends and treatment-efficacy limitations from viral genotypic data obtained prior to and during antiretroviral therapy.

Transmission patterns of HIV-subtypes A/AE versus B: inferring risk-behavior trends and treatment-efficacy limitations from viral genotypic data obtained prior to and during antiretroviral therapy.

BACKGROUND: HIV subtypes A and CRF01_AE (A/AE) became prevalent in Israel, first through immigration of infected people, mostly intravenous-drug users (IVDU), from Former Soviet-Union (FSU) countries and then also by local spreading. We retrospectively studied virus-transmission patterns of these su...

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Main Authors: Boaz Avidor, Dan Turner, Zohar Mor, Shirley Chalom, Klaris Riesenberg, Eduardo Shahar, Shimon Pollack, Daniel Elbirt, Zev Sthoeger, Shlomo Maayan, Karen Olshtain-Pops, Diana Averbuch, Michal Chowers, Valery Istomin, Emilia Anis, Ella Mendelson, Daniela Ram, Itzchak Levy, Zehava Grossman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585963?pdf=render

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