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Transient rebounds of HIV plasma viremia are associated with the emergence of drug resistance mutations in patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy.
The Journal of infection - 1 Oct 2005
Macias Juan, Palomares José C, Mira José A, Torres María J, García-García José A, Rodríquez José M, Vergera Salvador, Pineda Juan A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are very few and contradictory data about the consequences of 'blips', transient rebounds of HIV viremia. We assessed the emergence of new drug resistance mutations during blips among HIV-infected patients on HAART from a cohort in which we found no association between blips and virological failure. METHODS: Seventeen patients with blips were selected from 330 patients under HAART for over 48...
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