[HTML][HTML] The increasing prevalence of HIV-1 subtype C in Southern Brazil and its dispersion through the continent

T Gräf, AR Pinto - Virology, 2013 - Elsevier
The HIV-1 has evolved swiftly and the scenario of HIV-1 genetic diversity is constantly
changing. In South America, recombinant forms of subtypes B, F1, and BF1 have historically …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the origin and northward dissemination dynamics of HIV-1 subtype C in Brazil

E Delatorre, JC Couto-Fernandez, ML Guimarães… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Previous studies indicate that the HIV-1 subtype C epidemic in southern Brazil was initiated
by the introduction of a single founder strain probably originating from east Africa. However …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction of HIV-1 reservoir size and diversity after 1 year of cART among Brazilian individuals starting treatment during early stages of acute infection

TF Leite, E Delatorre, FH Côrtes, ACG Ferreira… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The aim of early combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) of HIV is to limit the seeding of the
viral reservoir during the initial phase of infection and, consequently, decrease intrahost viral …

[HTML][HTML] HIV behind bars: human immunodeficiency virus cluster analysis and drug resistance in a reference correctional unit from southern Brazil

IM Prellwitz, BM Alves, MLR Ikeda, D Kuhleis… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
People deprived of liberty in prisons are at higher risk of infection by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to their increased exposure through intravenous drug use …

[HTML][HTML] Human immunodeficiency virus infection and syphilis among homeless people in a large city of Central-Western Brazil: prevalence, risk factors, human …

RS Pinheiro, PMRS Carvalho, MA Matos… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Homeless people are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and syphilis. We investigated the epidemiology of …

[HTML][HTML] Heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C in southern Brazil

J Silveira, AF Santos, AMB Martínez, LR Góes… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype B predominates in
Brazil, but in the southern region subtype C is the most frequent, followed by subtypes B, F1 …

High HIV-1 diversity and prevalence of transmitted drug resistance among antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected pregnant women from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

E Delatorre, C Silva-de-Jesus… - AIDS research and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Antiretroviral (ARV) resistance mutations in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)
infection may reduce the efficacy of prophylactic therapy to prevent mother-to-child …

The genomic signature of population reconnection following isolation: from theory to HIV

N Alcala, JD Jensen, A Telenti… - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Ease of worldwide travel provides increased opportunities for organisms not only to colonize
new environments but also to encounter related but diverged populations. Such events of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 in Panama: origin of non-B subtypes in samples collected from 2007 to 2013

Y Mendoza, G Bello, J Castillo Mewa, AA Martínez… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Phylogenetic studies have suggested that the HIV-1 epidemic in the Americas is mainly
dominated by HIV subtype B. However, countries of South America and the Caribbean have …

Spatiotemporal dynamics of the HIV-1 CRF06_cpx epidemic in western Africa

E Delatorre, G Bello - Aids, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To investigate the origin and spatiotemporal dynamics of dissemination of the HIV-
1 CRF06_cpx clade in western Africa. Design: A total of 180 HIV-1 CRF06_cpx-like pol …