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Drug-resistant HIV-1 prevalence in patients newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Japan.
Antiviral research - 1 Jul 2007
Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Ibe Shiro, Matsuda Masakazu, Yoshida Shigeru, Asagi Tsukasa, Kondo Makiko, Sadamasu Kenji, Tsukada Hiroki, Masakane Aki, Mori Haruyo, Takata Noboru, Minami Rumi, Tateyama Masao, Koike Takao, Itoh Toshihiro, Imai Mitsunobu, Nagashima Mami, Gejyo Fumitake, Ueda Mikio, Hamaguchi Motohiro, Kojima Yoko, Shirasaka Takuma, Kimura Akiro, Yamamoto Masahiro, Fujita Jiro, Oka Shinichi, Sugiura Wataru
Abstract excerpt
The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant HIV transmission has become a critical epidemic in the world today. Studies in developed countries reported 8-27% of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients are infected by drug-resistant strains. To determine the prevalence of drug-resistant HIV-1 among newly diagnosed cases in Japan, eight HIV/AIDS clinical centers, three public health laboratories and the National...
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