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[Epidemiology of primary drug resistance in chronically HIV-infected patients in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 2001-2005].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 4 May 2007
Oette M, Kaiser R, Däumer M, Fätkenheuer G, Rockstroh J K, Knechten H, Mitrenga D, Beerenwinkel N, Sagir A, Pfister H, Häussinger D
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Primary HIV drug resistance, characterized by mutant virus strains in untreated HIV-infected persons, is of significant epidemiological significance. Primary resistance is associated with reduced efficacy of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We determined the prevalence of primary resistance in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Genotypic resistance testing was performed in...
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