HIV-1 A1 Subtype Epidemic in Italy Originated from Africa and Eastern Europe and Shows a High Frequency of Transmission Chains Involving Intravenous Drug Users

Articolo

Data di Pubblicazione:

2016

Citazione:

Lai, A., Bozzi, G., Franzetti, M., Binda, F., Simonetti, F., De Luca, A., Micheli, V., Meraviglia, P., Bagnarelli, P., Di Biagio, A., Monno, L., Saladini, F., Zazzi, M., Zehender, G., Ciccozzi, M., Balotta, C., HIV-1 A1 Subtype Epidemic in Italy Originated from Africa and Eastern Europe and Shows a High Frequency of Transmission Chains Involving Intravenous Drug Users, <>, 2016; 11 (1): e0146097-e0146097. [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146097] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/70748]

Abstract:

Subtype A accounts for only 12% of HIV-1 infections worldwide but predominates in Russia and Former Soviet Union countries of Eastern Europe. After an early propagation via heterosexual contacts, this variant spread explosively among intravenous drug users. A distinct A1 variant predominates in Greece and Albania, which penetrated directly from Africa. Clade A1 accounts for 12.5% of non-B subtypes in Italy, being the most frequent after F1 subtype.

Tipologia CRIS:

Articolo in rivista, Nota a sentenza

Keywords:

HIV; DRUG

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