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Antiretroviral drug resistance in a respondent-driven sample of HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Brazil.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Aug 2011
Bermúdez-Aza Elkin Hernan, Kerr Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo, Kendall Carl, Pinho Adriana Araujo, de Mello Maeve Brito, Mota Rosa Salani, Guimarães Mark Drew Crosland, Alencar Cecilia Salete, de Brito Ana Maria, Dourado Ines Costa, da Batista Sonia Maria Batista, Abreu Fabiano, de Oliveira Lisangela Cristina, de Souza Moraes Adão, Benzaken Adele Schwartz, Merchan-Hamann Edgar, de Freitas Gisele Maria Brandão, McFarland Willi, Albuquerque Elizabeth, Rutherford George W, Sabino Ester
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: : There are few studies on HIV subtypes and primary and secondary antiretroviral drug resistance (ADR) in community-recruited samples in Brazil. We analyzed HIV clade diversity and prevalence of mutations associated with ADR in men who have sex with men in all five regions of Brazil. METHODS: : Using respondent-driven sampling, we recruited 3515 men who have sex with men in nine cities: 299 (9.5%)...
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