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Surveillance of transmitted HIV drug resistance among women attending antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Somi Geofrey R, Kibuka Tabitha, Diallo Karidja, Tuhuma Tulli, Bennett Diane E, Yang Chunfu, Kagoma Charles, Lyamuya Eligius F, Swai Roland O, Kassim Sidibe
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BACKGROUND: In resource-limited settings where antiretroviral treatment (ART) access is being scaled-up, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends surveillance of transmitted HIV drug resistance (HIVDR). We used the WHO HIVDR threshold survey method to assess transmitted HIVDR in Dar es Salaam where ART was introduced in 1995 and where approximately 11,000 people are currently on ART. METHODS: From November...
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