title: Short Communication: Lack of Support for Socially Connected HIV-1 Transmission Among Young Adult Black Men Who Have Sex with Men.
abstract: We explore the phylogenetic relationships among HIV sequences sampled from young adult black men who have sex with men (YAB-MSM), who are connected through peer referral/social ties and who attend common venues. Using 196 viral sequences sampled from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 10 individuals, our preliminary phylogenetic results indicate that these socially connected YAB-MSM are infected with distantly related viruses and provide no evidence for viral transmission between network members. Our results suggest that HIV-prevention strategies that target young adult MSM should extend beyond their network members and local community.
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Lyndon M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Coghill
authors.affiliation: 3 RedVault Biosciences , LP, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Weier
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Lu-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Ju Yeong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Medicine, University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: 3 RedVault Biosciences , LP, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Metzker
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: HIV sequence; peer referral; phylogenetic analysis; social networks; young black MSM