Article
Rate of virological treatment failure and frequencies of drug resistance genotypes among human immunodeficiency virus-positive subjects on antiretroviral therapy in Spain.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2002
Gallego Oscar, Ruíz Lidia, Vallejo Alex, Clotet Bonaventura, Leal Manuel, Soriano Vincent
Abstract excerpt
The knowledge of which drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genotypes are the most prevalent in a community may be helpful for designing the best salvage regimens. A total of 540 individuals on antiretroviral therapy attending 18 different outclinics in Spain were examined in a cross-sectional study conducted during June 2000. The overall rate of virologic failure (>50 HIV RNA copies/ml) was 54%....
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