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SUBMITTER: Maggiorella MT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492787 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maggiorella Maria Teresa MT Sernicola L L Picconi O O Pizzi E E Belli R R Fulgenzi D D Rovetto C C Bruni R R Costantino A A Taffon S S Chionne P P Madonna E E Pisani G G Borsetti A A Falvino C C Ranieri R R Baccalini R R Pansera A A Castelvedere F F Babudieri S S Madeddu G G Starnini G G Dell'Isola S S Cervellini P P Ciccaglione A R AR Ensoli B B Buttò S S
Scientific reports 20230909 1
HBV/HCV co-infection is common in HIV-1-infected prisoners. To investigate the characteristics of HIV co-infections, and to evaluate the molecular heterogeneity of HIV, HBV and HCV in prisoners, we carried-out a multicenter cross-sectional study, including 65 HIV-1-infected inmates enrolled in 5 Italian detention centers during the period 2017-2019. HIV-1 subtyping showed that 77.1% of inmates were infected with B subtype and 22.9% with non-B subtypes. Italian nationals were all infected with su ...[more]