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HIV drug resistance threshold survey using specimens from voluntary counselling and testing sites in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Nguyen Hien Tran, Duc Nguyen Bui, Shrivastava Ritu, Tran Tram Hong, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Thang Pham Hang, McNicholl Janet M, Leelawiwat Wanna, Chonwattana Wannee, Sidibe Kassim, Fujita Masami, Luu Chau Minh T, Kakkar Reshma, Bennett Diane E, Kaplan Jonathan, Cosimi Lisa, Wolfe Mitchell I
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BACKGROUND: In countries where antiretroviral therapy has been available or is being rapidly expanded, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends surveillance for transmitted HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) by threshold surveillance methods using specimens from antenatal clinics or voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) sites. The aim of this study was to implement the HIVDR threshold survey in VCT sites in...
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