HIV recombinants increase worldwide and invade geographical regions where pure
subtypes were previously predominant. This trend is expected to continue in the future, as …

Introduction Long-term natural history cohorts of HIV-1 in the absence of treatment provide
the best measure of virulence by different viral subtypes. Methods Newly HIV infected …

Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been a major public health
concern worldwide for more than 30 years, including in Romania. The F1 HIV-1 subtype was …

Background In Argentina, current national guidelines recommend starting with NNRTI-based
regimens. Recently, there have been some local reports regarding concerning levels of …

Background Simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV) have been jumping between non-
human primates in West/Central Africa for thousands of years and yet, the HIV-1 epidemic …

Background The HIV-1 spread in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has not been
previously characterised using the phylogenetic approach. The aim of the current study was …

Abstract HIV-1 subtype B (54.4%) and subtype F (27.2%) are the most prevalent variants in
patients who started antiretroviral therapy including an integrase inhibitor in the last 2 years …

A new recombinant form representing a mosaic of HIV-1 subtype B and F1 and designated
as CRF42_BF was identified in Luxembourg. We confirmed the inedited nature of …

Despite only 30,000 group O HIV-1 infections, a similar genetic diversity is observed among
the O subgroups H (head) and T (tail)(previously described as subtypes A, B) as in the 9 …

Extreme genetic variability is the hallmark of HIV1 infection and it represents a major
challenge for antiviral treatment and vaccine development. HIV1 group M dominates the …