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HIV-1 drug-resistance mutations among newly diagnosed patients before scaling-up programmes in Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2006
Vergne Laurence, Diagbouga Serge, Kouanfack Charles, Aghokeng Avelin, Butel Christelle, Laurent Christian, Noumssi Nathalie, Tardy Michêle, Sawadogo Adrien, Drabo Joseph, Hien Hervé, Zekeng Léopold, Delaporte Eric, Peeters Martine
Abstract excerpt
We analysed whether mutations associated with resistance to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs circulate among treatment-naive HIV-1-infected individuals at a period when these drugs started to become more widely available in Africa. Overall, major resistance mutations in the pol gene, as defined by the International AIDS Society Resistance Testing-USA panel, were observed in 16 treatment-naive individuals. Eight of the...
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