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The rise and fall of K65R in a Portuguese HIV-1 Drug Resistance database, despite continuously increasing use of tenofovir.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2009
Theys Kristof, Vercauteren Jurgen, Abecasis Ana B, Libin Pieter, Deforche Koen, Vandamme Anne-Mieke, Camacho Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The overall prevalence of the K65R mutation in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase has increased in treatment-experienced patients, mostly attributed to the increasing use of tenofovir (TDF). A number of TDF-based regimens are associated with high rate of early virological failure. In this study, we evaluated the impact of these combinations on K65R selection over time. METHODS: Treatment-experienced patients...
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