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Resistance-associated mutation prevalence according to subtypes B and non-B of HIV type 1 in antiretroviral-experienced patients in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Sept 2011
Westin Mateus R, Biscione Fernando M, Fonseca Marise, Ordones Monique, Rodrigues Mirian, Greco Dirceu B, Tupinambas Unai
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of resistance-associated mutations to the antiretroviral agents and the genetic variability of HIV-1 impose challenges to therapeutic success. We report the results of genotype testing assays performed between 2002 and 2006 in 240 antiretroviral-experienced patients followed up in an HIV reference center in Brazil. Drug resistance mutations and viral subtypes were assessed through the algorithms...
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