Estimating the timing of mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 using a viral molecular evolution model

• Main Authors: Chaillon A., Samleerat T., Zoveda F., Ballesteros S., Moreau A., Ngo-Giang-Huong N., Jourdain G., Gianella S., Lallemant M., Depaulis F., Barin F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899580589&partnerID=40&md5=f31fac0e7800a9b96b8af4f3c763463c; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/692
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is responsible for most pediatric HIV-1 infections worldwide. It can occur during pregnancy, labor, or breastfeeding. Numerous studies have used coalescent and molecular clock methods to understand the epidemic history of HIV-1, but the timing of verti...