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Trends in transmitted drug-resistant HIV-1 and demographic characteristics of newly diagnosed patients: nationwide surveillance from 2003 to 2008 in Japan.
Antiviral research - 1 Oct 2010
Hattori Junko, Shiino Teiichiro, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Yoshida Shigeru, Watanabe Dai, Minami Rumi, Sadamasu Kenji, Kondo Makiko, Mori Haruyo, Ueda Mikio, Tateyama Masao, Ueda Atsuhisa, Kato Shingo, Ito Toshihiro, Oie Masayasu, Takata Noboru, Hayashida Tsunefusa, Nagashima Mami, Matsuda Masakazu, Ibe Shiro, Ota Yasuo, Sasaki Satoru, Ishigatsubo Yoshiaki, Tanabe Yoshinari, Koga Ichiro, Kojima Yoko, Yamamoto Masahiro, Fujita Jiro, Yokomaku Yoshiyuki, Koike Takao, Shirasaka Takuma, Oka Shinichi, Sugiura Wataru
Abstract excerpt
The emergence and transmission of drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) compromises antiretroviral treatment for HIV-1. Thus, testing for drug resistance is recommended at diagnosis and before initiating highly active antiretroviral treatment. We conducted an epidemiological study enrolling newly diagnosed patients between 2003 and 2008 in our nationwide surveillance network. In the 6-year study...
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