The Prevalence of Transmitted Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in Treatment-Naive HIV-Infected Individuals in China

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BACKGROUND: Transmission of HIV drug resistance (TDR) gives rise to reduced efficacy of initial antiretroviral treatment and has become a public health concern. METHODS: A nationwide survey on TDR was conducted in antiretroviral therapy-naive HIV-1-infected individuals from September 2004 to October 2005 in China. Drug resistance genotyping was performed on subjects' plasma samples. Drug resistance mutations were...

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