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Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses
BACKGROUND: HIV-1 superinfection occurs at varying frequencies in different at risk populations. Though seroincidence is decreased, in the negative partner of HIV-discordant couples after joint testing and counseling in the Zambia Emory HIV Research Project (ZEHRP) cohort, the annual infection rate...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22433432 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-9-22 |
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author | Kraft, Colleen S Basu, Debby Hawkins, Paulina A Hraber, Peter T Chomba, Elwyn Mulenga, Joseph Kilembe, William Khu, Naw H Derdeyn, Cynthia A Allen, Susan A Manigart, Olivier Hunter, Eric |
author_facet | Kraft, Colleen S Basu, Debby Hawkins, Paulina A Hraber, Peter T Chomba, Elwyn Mulenga, Joseph Kilembe, William Khu, Naw H Derdeyn, Cynthia A Allen, Susan A Manigart, Olivier Hunter, Eric |
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description | BACKGROUND: HIV-1 superinfection occurs at varying frequencies in different at risk populations. Though seroincidence is decreased, in the negative partner of HIV-discordant couples after joint testing and counseling in the Zambia Emory HIV Research Project (ZEHRP) cohort, the annual infection rate remains relatively high at 7-8%. Based on sequencing within the gp41 region of each partner's virus, 24% of new infections between 2004 and 2008 were the result of transmission from a non-spousal partner. Since these seroconvertors and their spouses have disparate epidemiologically-unlinked viruses, there is a risk of superinfection within the marriage. We have, therefore, investigated the incidence and viral origin of superinfection in these couples. RESULTS: Superinfection was detected by heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA), degenerate base counting of the gp41 sequence, or by phylogenetic analysis of the longitudinal sequences. It was confirmed by full-length env single genome amplification and phylogenetic analysis. In 22 couples (44 individuals), followed for up to five years, three of the newly infected (initially HIV uninfected) partners became superinfected. In each case superinfection occurred during the first 12 months following initial infection of the negative partner, and in each case the superinfecting virus was derived from a non-spousal partner. In addition, one probable case of intra-couple HIV-1 superinfection was observed in a chronically infected partner at the time of his seroconverting spouse's initial viremia. Extensive recombination within the env gene was observed following superinfection. CONCLUSIONS: In this subtype-C discordant couple cohort, superinfection, during the first year after HIV-1 infection of the previously negative partner, occurred at a rate similar to primary infection (13.6% [95% CI 5.2-34.8] vs 7.8% [7.1-8.6]). While limited intra-couple superinfection may in part reflect continued condom usage within couples, this and our lack of detecting newly superinfected individuals after one year of primary infection raise the possibility that immunological resistance to intra-subtype superinfection may develop over time in subtype C infected individuals. |
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spelling | pubmed-33495522012-05-11 Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses Kraft, Colleen S Basu, Debby Hawkins, Paulina A Hraber, Peter T Chomba, Elwyn Mulenga, Joseph Kilembe, William Khu, Naw H Derdeyn, Cynthia A Allen, Susan A Manigart, Olivier Hunter, Eric Retrovirology Research BACKGROUND: HIV-1 superinfection occurs at varying frequencies in different at risk populations. Though seroincidence is decreased, in the negative partner of HIV-discordant couples after joint testing and counseling in the Zambia Emory HIV Research Project (ZEHRP) cohort, the annual infection rate remains relatively high at 7-8%. Based on sequencing within the gp41 region of each partner's virus, 24% of new infections between 2004 and 2008 were the result of transmission from a non-spousal partner. Since these seroconvertors and their spouses have disparate epidemiologically-unlinked viruses, there is a risk of superinfection within the marriage. We have, therefore, investigated the incidence and viral origin of superinfection in these couples. RESULTS: Superinfection was detected by heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA), degenerate base counting of the gp41 sequence, or by phylogenetic analysis of the longitudinal sequences. It was confirmed by full-length env single genome amplification and phylogenetic analysis. In 22 couples (44 individuals), followed for up to five years, three of the newly infected (initially HIV uninfected) partners became superinfected. In each case superinfection occurred during the first 12 months following initial infection of the negative partner, and in each case the superinfecting virus was derived from a non-spousal partner. In addition, one probable case of intra-couple HIV-1 superinfection was observed in a chronically infected partner at the time of his seroconverting spouse's initial viremia. Extensive recombination within the env gene was observed following superinfection. CONCLUSIONS: In this subtype-C discordant couple cohort, superinfection, during the first year after HIV-1 infection of the previously negative partner, occurred at a rate similar to primary infection (13.6% [95% CI 5.2-34.8] vs 7.8% [7.1-8.6]). While limited intra-couple superinfection may in part reflect continued condom usage within couples, this and our lack of detecting newly superinfected individuals after one year of primary infection raise the possibility that immunological resistance to intra-subtype superinfection may develop over time in subtype C infected individuals. BioMed Central 2012-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3349552/ /pubmed/22433432 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-9-22 Text en Copyright ©2012 Kraft et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Kraft, Colleen S Basu, Debby Hawkins, Paulina A Hraber, Peter T Chomba, Elwyn Mulenga, Joseph Kilembe, William Khu, Naw H Derdeyn, Cynthia A Allen, Susan A Manigart, Olivier Hunter, Eric Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses |
title | Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses |
title_full | Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses |
title_fullStr | Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses |
title_full_unstemmed | Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses |
title_short | Timing and source of subtype-C HIV-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of Zambian couples with disparate viruses |
title_sort | timing and source of subtype-c hiv-1 superinfection in the newly infected partner of zambian couples with disparate viruses |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3349552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22433432 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-9-22 |
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