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- Laura Hebberecht, Leen Vancoillie (UGent) , Marlies Schauvliege (UGent) , Delfien Staelens (UGent) , Kenny Dauwe (UGent) , Virginie Mortier (UGent) and Chris Verhofstede (UGent)
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- Introduction: HIV-1 dual infection is a condition that results from infection with at least two HIV-1 variants from different sources. The scarceness of information on this condition is partly due to the fact that its detection is technically challenging. Using next-generation sequencing we defined the extent of HIV-1 dual infection in a cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM). Material & methods: Eighty-six MSM, diagnosed with HIV-1 subtype B infection between 2008 and 2013 were selected for next-generation sequencing of the HIV-1 envelope V3. Sequencing was performed on 2 plasma samples collected with an interval of > 6 months before the initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic trees were inspected for dual infection, defined as the presence of two or more monophyletic clusters with >= 90% bootstrap support and a mean between-cluster genetic distance of >= 10%. To confirm dual infection, deep V3 sequencing of intermediate samples was performed as well as clonal sequencing of the HIV-1 protease-reverse transcriptase gene. Results: Five of the 74 patients (6.8%) for whom deep sequencing was successful, showed clear evidence of dual infection. In 4 of them, the second strain was absent in the first sample but occurred in subsequent samples. This was highly suggestive for superinfection. In 3 patients both virus variants were of subtype B, in 2 patients at least one of the variants was a subtype B/non-B recombinant virus. Conclusions: Dual infection was confirmed in 6.8% of MSM diagnosed with HIV-1 in Belgium. This prevalence is probably an underestimation, because stringent criteria were used to classify viral variants as originating from a new infection event.
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- IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1, DISEASE PROGRESSION, SEX WORKERS, SUPERINFECTION, SUBTYPE, MEN, RECOMBINATION, SEROCONVERTERS, DIVERSITY, REGION
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8563861
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- Hebberecht, Laura, et al. “Frequency of Occurrence of HIV-1 Dual Infection in a Belgian MSM Population.” PLOS ONE, vol. 13, no. 4, 2018, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0195679.
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- Hebberecht, L., Vancoillie, L., Schauvliege, M., Staelens, D., Dauwe, K., Mortier, V., & Verhofstede, C. (2018). Frequency of occurrence of HIV-1 dual infection in a Belgian MSM population. PLOS ONE, 13(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195679
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- Hebberecht, Laura, Leen Vancoillie, Marlies Schauvliege, Delfien Staelens, Kenny Dauwe, Virginie Mortier, and Chris Verhofstede. 2018. “Frequency of Occurrence of HIV-1 Dual Infection in a Belgian MSM Population.” PLOS ONE 13 (4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195679.
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- Hebberecht, Laura, Leen Vancoillie, Marlies Schauvliege, Delfien Staelens, Kenny Dauwe, Virginie Mortier, and Chris Verhofstede. 2018. “Frequency of Occurrence of HIV-1 Dual Infection in a Belgian MSM Population.” PLOS ONE 13 (4). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0195679.
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- 1.Hebberecht L, Vancoillie L, Schauvliege M, Staelens D, Dauwe K, Mortier V, et al. Frequency of occurrence of HIV-1 dual infection in a Belgian MSM population. PLOS ONE. 2018;13(4).
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Material & methods: Eighty-six MSM, diagnosed with HIV-1 subtype B infection between 2008 and 2013 were selected for next-generation sequencing of the HIV-1 envelope V3. Sequencing was performed on 2 plasma samples collected with an interval of > 6 months before the initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic trees were inspected for dual infection, defined as the presence of two or more monophyletic clusters with >= 90% bootstrap support and a mean between-cluster genetic distance of >= 10%. To confirm dual infection, deep V3 sequencing of intermediate samples was performed as well as clonal sequencing of the HIV-1 protease-reverse transcriptase gene.
Results: Five of the 74 patients (6.8%) for whom deep sequencing was successful, showed clear evidence of dual infection. In 4 of them, the second strain was absent in the first sample but occurred in subsequent samples. This was highly suggestive for superinfection. In 3 patients both virus variants were of subtype B, in 2 patients at least one of the variants was a subtype B/non-B recombinant virus.
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