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Susceptibility to protease inhibitors in HIV-2 primary isolates from patients failing antiretroviral therapy.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2006
Rodés Berta, Sheldon Julie, Toro Carlos, Jiménez Victoria, Alvarez Miguel Angel, Soriano Vincent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Current protease inhibitors (PIs) are designed against HIV-1, and information on their performance against HIV-2 clinical isolates is scarce. METHODS: Genetic and phenotypic analyses using all available PIs were performed in five HIV-2 primary isolates from two patients on regular follow-up who failed PI-HAART. RESULTS: HIV-2 proteases before therapy showed amino acids associated with resistance in...
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