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Long-lasting persistence of integrase resistance mutations in HIV-2-infected patients after raltegravir withdrawal.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2011
Charpentier Charlotte, Larrouy Lucile, Matheron Sophie, Damond Florence, Delelis Olivier, Mouscadet Jean-François, Campa Pauline, Chêne Geneviève, Brun-Vézinet Françoise, Descamps Diane
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BACKGROUND: Little is known in HIV-2 infection about the kinetics of disappearance of raltegravir (RAL)-resistant virus after RAL withdrawal. METHODS: RAL was interrupted in four highly antiretroviral-experienced HIV-2-infected patients exhibiting a virological failure when receiving RAL. Integrase gene was sequenced from plasma samples collected at the time of RAL failure and at further time points following RAL...
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