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Earlier initiation of antiretroviral treatment coincides with an initial contro...
Vinken, Lore; Katrien, Fransen,; Cuypers, Lize; Alexiev, Ivailo; Balotta, Claudia; Laurent, Debaisieux,; Carole, Seguin-Devaux,; Sergio Garcìa, Ribas,Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) non-B subtype infections occurred in Belgium since the 1980s, mainly amongst migrants and heterosexuals, whereas subtype B predominated in men-having-sex-with-men (MSM). In the last decade, the diagnosis of F1 sub-subtype in particular has increased substantially, which prompted us to perform a detailed reconstruction of its epidemiological history. To this purpose, t...
Performance of an in-house human immunodeficiency virus type 1 genotyping syste...
Alemán, Yoan; Vinken, Lore; Kourí, Vivian; Pérez, Lissette; Álvarez, Alina; Abrahantes, Yeissel; Fonseca, Carlos; Pérez, Jorge; Correa, ConsueloPMID: 25671421 WOS:000349545300039; As commercial human immunodeficiency virus type 1 drug resistance assays are expensive, they are not commonly used in resource-limited settings. Hence, a more affordable in-house procedure was set up taking into account the specific epidemiological and economic circumstances of Cuba. The performance characteristics of the in-house assay were evaluated using clinical samples w...