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Exploring HIV-1 Transmission Dynamics by Combining Phylogenetic Analysis and Infection Timing
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Verhofstede, Chris; Virginie Mortier; Kenny Dauwe; S. Callens; Jessika Deblonde; Géraldine Dessilly; Delforge, Marie-Luce; Fransen, Katrien; André Sasse; Stoffels, Karolien; Dominique Van Beckhov ...
Prevalence of drug use during sex amongst MSM in Europe: Results from a multi-site bio-behavioural survey.
prevention needs. METHODS / DESIGN: A multi-site bio-behavioural cross-sectional survey was implemented in 13 European cities, targeting MSM and using Time-Location Sampling and Respondent-Driven Sampling methods ...
Phylogenetic analysis of the Belgian HIV-1 epidemic reveals that local transmission is almost exclusively driven by men having sex with men despite presence of large African migrant communities.
were compared. The results revealed an overall high level of clustering despite the short time frame of sampling, with 47.6% of all patients having at least one close genetic counterpart and 36.6% ...
Bio-behavioural HIV and STI surveillance among men who have sex with men in Europe: the Sialon II protocols.
common indicators, as well as the development of trend analysis in order to monitor the HIV- STI epidemic over time. The Sialon II project protocols have been elaborated for the purpose of implementing ...
Risk factors for HCV acquisition among HIV-positive MSM in Belgium.
2 controls were randomly selected among the HIV-positive MSM who tested negative for HCV around the same time as the cases were identified. Consenting participants were interviewed with a questionnaire on risk ...