HIV-1 co-infection prevalence in two cohorts of early HIV-1 seroconverters in France.
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.
Courgnaud
Valérie
V
Department of Infectious Diseases, Laboratory of Virology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France.
Seng
Rémonie
R
Becquart
Pierre
P
Boulahtouf
Abdel
A
Rouzioux
Christine
C
Boufassa
Faroudy
F
Deveau
Christiane
C
Van De Perre
Philippe
P
Meyer
Laurence
L
Foulongne
Vincent
V
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