title: HIV-1 co-infection prevalence in two cohorts of early HIV-1 seroconverters in France.
abstract: Despite anecdotal reports of HIV-1 co-infections and super-infections, few large-scale prevalence studies are available on multiple HIV-1 infection. We systematically searched for HIV-1 co-infections by means of a heteroduplex mobility assay in 660 HIV-1 seroconverters from the two ANRS SEROCO and PRIMO cohorts. Our results strongly suggest that HIV-1 co-infection remains a rare phenomenon in HIV-1 seroconverters infected in France between 1986 and 2004.
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Virology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
authors: Valérie
authors: V
authors: Courgnaud
authors: Rémonie
authors: R
authors: Seng
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Becquart
authors: Abdel
authors: A
authors: Boulahtouf
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Rouzioux
authors: Faroudy
authors: F
authors: Boufassa
authors: Christiane
authors: C
authors: Deveau
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Van De Perre
authors: Laurence
authors: L
authors: Meyer
authors: Vincent
authors: V
authors: Foulongne
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020180:Heteroduplex Analysis; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence