Phylogenetic analysis of the Belgian HIV-1 epidemic reveals that local transmission is almost exclusively driven by men having sex with men despite presence of large African migrant communities
To improve insight in the drivers of local HIV-1 transmission in Belgium, phylogenetic, demographic, epidemiological and laboratory data from patients newly diagnosed between 2013 and 2015 were combined and analyzed. Characteristics of clustered patients, paired patients and patients on isolated branches in the phylogenetic tree were compared. The results revealed an overall high level of clustering despite the short time frame of sampling, with 47.6% of all patients having at least one close genetic counterpart and 36.6% belonging to a cluster of 3 or more individuals. Compared to patients on... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / Biology and Life Sciences / NON-B SUBTYPES / NEWLY-DIAGNOSED PATIENTS / MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY / DRUG-RESISTANCE / SPATIOTEMPORAL DYNAMICS / ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY / EUROPEAN COUNTRIES / INFECTION / CLUSTERS / TYPE-1 / HIV-1 transmission / HIV-1 in Belgium / Men who have sex with men / Phylogenetic clustering / HIV-1 in Sub-Saharan African migrants |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28492318 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8576522 |