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Threshold survey evaluating transmitted HIV drug resistance among public antenatal clinic clients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Abegaz Woldaregay Erku, Grossman Zehava, Wolday Dawit, Ram Daniela, Kaplan Jonathan, Sibide Kassim, Wuhib Tadesse, Ismael Shabbir, Nkengasong John, Mekonen Teferi, Berhanu Hiwot, Messele Tsehaynesh, Lulseged Sileshi, Maayan Shlomo, Mengistu Yohannes
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BACKGROUND: Expanded access to HIV therapy in the developing world raises serious concerns regarding the potential emergence and transmission of drug-resistant HIV strains. Although HIV drug resistance surveillance is recommended to track transmitted HIV drug resistance among newly infected individuals, the financial constraints in resource-limited countries prohibit such surveillance on a regular basis. The...
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