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HIV type 1 subtype C drug resistance among pediatric and adult South African patients failing antiretroviral therapy.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Nov 2008
Pillay Visva, Pillay Candice, Kantor Rami, Venter Francois, Levin Leon, Morris Lynn
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of HIV drug resistance is a major obstacle to effective antiretroviral (ARV) treatments. This study examined the drug resistance profiles among South African patients virologically failing ARV therapies between 2000 and 2003, prior to the introduction of a national treatment program. Samples were obtained from 65 HIV-1 subtype C-infected patients (39 children and 26 adults) who had received at least...
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