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No increase of drug-resistant HIV type 1 prevalence among drug-naive individuals in Northern Vietnam.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Oct 2012
Tran Vuong Thi, Ishizaki Azumi, Nguyen Cuong Hung, Hoang Huyen Thi Thanh, Pham Hung Viet, Bi Xiuqiong, Van Pham Thuc, Ichimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
We reported previously that the prevalence of drug-resistant HIV-1 among antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive individuals in Northern Vietnam was 2.9% in 2007 and 6.2% in 2008. To investigate the continuing trend of prevalence, we collected plasma samples from 958 individuals in Hai Phong and Hanoi in 2009, extracted viral RNA from HIV-1 antibody-positive samples, and analyzed them genetically. HIV-1 antibody...
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