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Fokam J, Chenwi CA, Takou D, Santoro MM, Tala V, Teto G, Beloumou G, Semengue ENJ, Dambaya B, Djupsa S, Kembou E, Bouba NP, Ajeh R, Cappelli G, Mbanya D, Colizzi V, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Perno CF, Ndjolo A. Laboratory Based Surveillance of HIV-1 Acquired Drug Resistance in Cameroon: Implications for Use of Tenofovir-Lamivudine-Dolutegravir (TLD) as Second- or Third-Line Regimens. Viruses 2023; 15:1683. [PMID: 37632026 PMCID: PMC10459610 DOI: 10.3390/v15081683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Increased HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) with antiretroviral therapy (ART) rollout may jeopardize therapeutic options, especially in this era of transition to fixed-dose tenofovir-lamivudine-dolutegravir (TLD). We studied acquired HIVDR (ADR) patterns and describe potentially active drugs after first- and second-line failure in resource-limited settings (RLS) like Cameroon. A laboratory-based study with 759 patients (≥15 years) experiencing virological failure was carried out at the Chantal Biya International Reference Centre (CIRCB), Yaoundé, Cameroon. Socio-demographic, therapeutic and immunovirological data from patient records were analysed according to HIV-1 genotypic profiles. Median (IQR) ART-duration was 63 (50-308) months. Median CD4 and viremia were 153 (IQR:50-308) cells/mm3 and 138,666 (IQR:28,979-533,066) copies/mL, respectively. Overall ADR was high (93.4% first-line; 92.9%-second-line). TDF, potentially active in 35.7% of participants after first-line and 45.1% after second-line, suggested sub-optimal TLD-efficacy in second-line (64.3%) and third-line (54.9%). All PI/r preserved high efficacy after first-line failure while only DRV/r preserved high-level efficacy (87.9%) after second-line failure. In this resource-limited setting (RLS), ADR is high in ART-failing patients. PI/r strategies remain potent backbones for second-line ART, while only DRV/r remains very potent despite second-line failure. Though TLD use would be preferable, blind use for second- and third-line regimens may be sub-optimal (functional monotherapy with dolutegravir) with high risk of further failure, thus suggesting strategies for selective ART switch to TLD in failing patients in RLS.
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- Joseph Fokam
- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon
- National HIV Drug Resistance Working Group (HIVDRWG), Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3038, Cameroon
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 063, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
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- World Health Organisation, Country Office, Yaoundé P.O. Box 155, Cameroon;
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- Department of Disease, Epidemic and Pandemic Control, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3038, Cameroon
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- Central Technical Group, National AIDS Control Committee, Yaoundé P.O. Box 2005, Cameroon
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- Italian National Research Council, P. le Aldo Moro, 7, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon
- National Blood Transfusion Service, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3038, Cameroon
- Haematology and Transfusion Service, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire (CHU), Yaounde-13, Yaoundé P.O Box 30335, Cameroon
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
- Bambino Gesu’ Children’s Research Hospital, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Chantal BIYA International Reference Centre for Research on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Management (CIRCB), Messa, Yaoundé P.O. Box 3077, Cameroon; (D.T.)
- Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS), University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon
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Hernandez-Sanchez PG, Guerra-Palomares SE, Arguello JR, Noyola DE, Garcia-Sepulveda CA. Diversity of Mexican HIV-1 Protease Sequences. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2020; 36:457-458. [PMID: 31931590 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2019.0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Pedro G. Hernandez-Sanchez
- Laboratorio de Genómica Viral y Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Viral y Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Departamento de Inmunobiología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Torreón, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Viral y Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide a summary of the current data on the global HIV subtype diversity and distribution by region. HIV is one of the most genetically diverse pathogens due to its high-mutation and recombination rates, large population size and rapid replication rate. This rapid evolutionary process has resulted in several HIV subtypes that are heterogeneously globally distributed. RECENT FINDINGS Subtype A remains the most prevalent strain in parts of East Africa, Russia and former Soviet Union countries; subtype B in Europe, Americas and Oceania; subtype C in Southern Africa and India; CRF01_AE in Asia and CRF02_AG in Western Africa. Recent studies based on near full-length genome sequencing highlighted the growing importance of recombinant variants and subtype C viruses. SUMMARY The dynamic change in HIV subtype distribution presents future challenges for diagnosis, treatment and vaccine design and development. An increase in recombinant viruses suggests that coinfection and superinfection by divergent HIV strains has become more common necessitating continuous surveillance to keep track of the viral diversity. Cheaper near full-length genome sequencing approaches are critical in improving HIV subtype estimations. However, missing subtype data and low sequence sampling levels are still a challenge in some geographical regions. VIDEO ABSTRACT: http://links.lww.com/COHA/A14.
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Hernandez-Sanchez PG, Guerra-Palomares SE, Arguello JR, Noyola DE, Garcia-Sepulveda CA. Mexican HIV-1 Protease Sequence Diversity. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2020; 36:161-166. [PMID: 31552748 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2019.0201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Protease is one of three enzymes encoded within HIV's pol gene, responsible for the cleavage of viral Gag-Pol polypeptide into mature viral proteins and a target of current anti-retroviral therapy. Protease diversity analysis in Latin America has been lacking in spite of extensive studies of protease-inhibitor resistance mutations. We studied the diversity of 777 Mexican protease sequences and found that all were subtype B except one (CRF02_AG). Phylogenetic analysis suggested the existence of six different clades with geospecific contributions. Thirty-three percent of sites were conserved, 25% had conservative substitutions, and 41% exhibited physicochemical changes. The most conserved regions surrounded the active site, most of the flap domain, and a region between the 60's loop and C-terminal triad. A single sequence exhibited an active site mutation (T26S). Variable sites were mapped to a crystallographic structure, providing further insight into the distribution and functional relevance of variable sites among Mexican isolates.
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- Pedro G. Hernandez-Sanchez
- Laboratorio de Genómica Viral y Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Viral y Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Departamento de Inmunobiología Molecular, Centro de Investigación Biomédica, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Torreón, Coahuila. México
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Viral y Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México
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Circulation of multiple subtypes (A, G and CRFs 02_AG) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in selected districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. Arch Virol 2019; 164:3081-3087. [PMID: 31576459 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-019-04422-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Owing to consistent genetic mutation and recombination, various escape mutants and/or drug-resistant mutants of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) are now emerging worldwide. Therefore, an understanding of the genetic characteristics of prevailing strains, particularly with regard to drug-resistance-associated substitutions, is essential for devising and implementing treatments and disease control interventions in endemic settings such as Pakistan. We processed a total of 130 plasma samples originating from HIV-treatment centers in selected districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. The samples were first screened using an HIV-1 Ag/Ab Combo test followed by amplification of the pol gene (1084 bp) from samples that were positive either for the antigen or for both the antigen and antibodies simultaneously. Screening revealed that a total of 45 samples were positive (34.62%; 95% CI: 26.99-43.13) for either antigen or both antigen and antibodies (n = 18, 40%; 95% CI: 27.02-54.55) or for antibodies alone (n = 27, 60%; 95% CI: 45.45-72.98). A largest number of positive samples was from the district of Lahore (n = 19/43, 44.18%; 95% CI: 30.44-58.9) followed by Faisalabad (n= 12/36, 33.33%; 95% CI: 20.21-49.66), Gujranwala (n = 05/23, 21.7%; 95% CI: 9.66-41.9) and Sargodha (n = 09/28, 32.1%; 95% CI: 17.93-50.66). The probability of occurrence of HIV infection was significantly associated with individuals having a history of injecting drug use (68.08%; OR = 11.15; 95% CI: 53.84-79.61, p = 0.0001). Phylogenetic analysis based on the pol gene showed that the sequences from this study clustered into three distinct clades representing recombinant form 02_AG (n = 14, 77.0%; 95% CI: 54.79-91.00), and subtypes A (n = 2, 11.1%; 95% CI: 3.1-32.8) and G (n = 2, 11.1%; 95% CI: 3.1-32.8). Although we screened 18 samples for drug-resistance-associated mutations, except for an accessory mutation (M46K) in the protease (PR) region in one subject, we found a lack of drug-resistance-associated substitutions in the PR region. On the other hand, we found two subjects (2/18) carrying a resistance-associated mutation (V106I) conferring a low level of resistance against non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. The present study shows that multiple subtypes of HIV-1 are present in the affected population. Continuous disease surveillance coupled with evaluation of drug resistance at higher resolution should be done in future studies.
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Alvarez M, Casas P, de Salazar A, Chueca N, Guerrero-Beltran C, Rodríguez C, Imaz A, Espinosa N, García-Bujalance S, Pérez-Elías MJ, García-Alvarez M, Iribarren JA, Santos J, Dalmau D, Aguilera A, Vinuesa D, Gutiérrez F, Piérola B, Molina JM, Peraire J, Portilla I, Gómez-Sirvent JL, Olalla J, Galera C, Blanco JR, Riera M, García-Fraile L, Navarro G, Curran A, Poveda E, García F, Moreno S, Jarrín I, Dalmau D, Navarro ML, González MI, Blanco JL, Garcia F, Rubio R, Iribarren JA, Gutiérrez F, Vidal F, Berenguer J, González J, Alejos B, Hernando V, Moreno C, Iniesta C, Sousa LMG, Perez NS, Muñoz-Fernández MÁ, García-Merino IM, Fernández IC, Rico CG, de la Fuente JG, Concejo PP. Surveillance of transmitted drug resistance to integrase inhibitors in Spain: implications for clinical practice. J Antimicrob Chemother 2019; 74:1693-1700. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Marta Alvarez
- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Instituto de Investigacion Ibs., Granada, Spain
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- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Instituto de Investigacion Ibs., Granada, Spain
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- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Instituto de Investigacion Ibs., Granada, Spain
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- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Instituto de Investigacion Ibs., Granada, Spain
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- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Instituto de Investigacion Ibs., Granada, Spain
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- Unidad de VIH e ITS, Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Donostia, Instituto BioDonostia, Donostia, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Mutua Terrasa, Terrasa, Spain
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- Servicio y Departamento de Microbiología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago y Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario, Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario de Elche & Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario San Pedro, Logroño, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
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- Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Group of Virology and Pathogenesis, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur)-Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, SERGAS-UVigo, Spain
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- Unidad de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Instituto de Investigacion Ibs., Granada, Spain
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