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Evaluation of the genotypic pattern of HIV-1 resistance in AIDS patients failing antiretroviral therapy.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2004
Bahia Fabianna, Pedroso Célia, Netto Eduardo Martins, Figueiredo Ricardo, Pinto Neto Lauro, Brites Carlos
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the first 96 patients tested for HIV resistance to antiretroviral therapy in three Brazilian states. The HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) and protease (PR) were sequenced by using the ABI ViroSeq system. The drugs previously used for each patient were recorded and correlated with the mutations found in the samples. Viral load (VL) and CD4 count were also recorded. Only one patient had the wild type...
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