Article
Evaluation of an in-house genotyping resistance test for HIV-1 drug resistance interpretation and genotyping.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jun 2007
Chen J H K, Wong K H, Chan K, Lam H Y, Lee S S, Li P, Lee M P, Tsang D N, Zheng B J, Yuen K Y, Yam W C
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genotyping resistance test (GRT) has been considered essential for HIV-1 drug resistance monitoring. However, it is not commonly used in some developing countries in Asia and Africa due to its high running cost. OBJECTIVE: This study a...
Topics
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
- Base Sequence
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Genetic Techniques
- Genotype
- HIV-1
- Hong Kong
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
