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Drug-resistant HIV infection among drug-naive patients in Israel.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jan 2005
Grossman Z, Lorber M, Maayan S, Bar-Yacov N, Levy I, Averbuch D, Istomin V, Chowers M, Sthoeger Z, Ram D, Rudich H, Mileguir F, Pavel R, Almaliach R, Schlaeffer F, Kra-Oz Z, Mendelson E, Schapiro J M, Riesenberg K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Israel, <0.06% of the general population is infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with a much higher prevalence among specific groups. These groups are distinguished demographically by risk behavior category and by virus subtype. We investigated transmission of drug resistance within groups to assess the impact of these factors. METHODS: Plasma samples from >15% of all patients with new...
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