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Documented prevalence of HIV type 1 antiretroviral transmitted drug resistance in Ireland from 2004 to 2008.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Mar 2012
De Gascun Cillian F, Waters Allison, Regan Ciara, O'Halloran Jane, Farrell Gillian, Coughlan Suzie, Bergin Colm, Powderly William G, Hall William W
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1-infected individuals with transmitted HIV drug resistance (TDR) begin antiretroviral therapy (ART) with a lower genetic barrier to resistance and a higher risk of both virological failure and of developing further resistance. TDR surveillance informs HIV-1 public health strategies and first line ART. TDR has not been studied nationally in an Irish population. This study includes all new HIV diagnoses from...
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