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Trends of prevalence of primary HIV drug resistance in Germany.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2007
Sagir Abdurrahman, Oette Mark, Kaiser Rolf, Däumer Martin, Fätkenheuer Gerd, Rockstroh Jürgen Kurt, Knechten Heribert, Schmutz Günther, Hower Martin, Emmelkamp Jetske, Pfister Herbert, Häussinger Dieter
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BACKGROUND: Primary HIV drug resistance (PDR) is associated with poor treatment outcome of first-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The aim of the study was to observe the trend of prevalence of PDR between 2001 and 2005. METHODS: In a prospective multicentre study in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 831 treatment-naive chronically HIV-infected patients underwent genotypic resistance...
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