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Should resistance testing be performed for treatment-naive HIV-infected patients? A cost-effectiveness analysis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Nov 2005
Sax Paul E, Islam Runa, Walensky Rochelle P, Losina Elena, Weinstein Milton C, Goldie Sue J, Sadownik Sara N, Freedberg Kenneth A
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BACKGROUND: Data from the United States and Europe show a population prevalence of baseline drug resistance of 8%-10% among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients who are antiretroviral naive. Our objective was to determine the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of genotype resistance testing for treatment-naive patients with chronic HIV infection. METHODS: We utilized a state-transition model...
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