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Drug-resistant HIV-1 in Cuban children and their seropositive mothers.
MEDICC review - 1 Apr 2011
Pérez Lissette, Correa Consuelo, Campos Yoan Alemán, Alemán Joan, González Ida, Pérez Jorge, Martínez Pedro A, Alvarez Alina, Soto Yudira, Kourí Vivian
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy has reduced progression to AIDS and increased survival among seropositive persons; yet, appearance of resistant viruses may jeopardize these benefits. In Cuba, HIV mainly affects adults; at the end of 2009 of the 41 children infected, 25 were still alive; of these, 22 were under antiretroviral treatment. Until now, nothing was known about HIV-1...
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