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Resistance to antiretroviral therapy among patients in Uganda.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 15 Apr 2001
Weidle P J, Kityo C M, Mugyenyi P, Downing R, Kebba A, Pieniazek D, Respess R, Hertogs K, De Vroey V, Dehertogh P, Bloor S, Larder B, Lackritz E
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize HIV-1 phenotypic resistance patterns and genotypic mutations among patients taking antiretroviral medications in Uganda. METHODS: We reviewed charts and retrieved archived plasma specimens from patients at an AIDS specialty center in Uganda where antiretroviral therapy has been used since 1996. Phenotypic and genotypic resistance testing was done on specimens associated with a viral...
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