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Primary drug-resistance in HIV-positive patients on initiation of first-line antiretroviral therapy in Germany.
European journal of medical research - 28 May 2004
Oette Mark, Kaiser R, Däumer M, Akbari D, Fätkenheuer G, Rockstroh J K, Stechel J, Rieke A, Mauss S, Schmalöer D, Göbels K, Vogt C, Wettstein M, Häussinger D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Resistance against antiretroviral drugs in previously untreated HIV-infected persons is of growing relevance. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of resistance-associated mutations in this patient group. METHODS: In a prospective multicenter-study in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, genotypic resistance testing was performed in untreated HIV-positive patients before administration of...
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