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Stable frequency of HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance in patients at the time of primary infection over 1996-2006 in France.
AIDS (London, England) - 27 Mar 2009
Chaix Marie-Laure, Descamps Diane, Wirden Marc, Bocket Laurence, Delaugerre Constance, Tamalet Catherine, Schneider Veronique, Izopet Jacques, Masquelier Bernard, Rouzioux Christine, Meyer Laurence, Costagliola Dominique
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BACKGROUND: Transmission of drug-resistant variants is influenced by several factors, including the HIV-1 RNA levels in HIV-1-infected patients. Our study describes the transmitted drug-resistant virus among 1446 French patients diagnosed at the time of primary infection and included from 1996 to 2006 along with the proportion of chronically infected treated patients in the French Hospital Database on HIV (FHDH)....
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