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Prevalence and patterns of HIV transmitted drug resistance in Guatemala.
Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health - 1 Dec 2011
Avila-Ríos Santiago, Mejía-Villatoro Carlos R, García-Morales Claudia, Soto-Nava Maribel, Escobar Ingrid, Mendizabal Ricardo, Girón Amalia, García Leticia, Reyes-Terán Gustavo
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OBJECTIVE: To assess human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diversity and the prevalence of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) in Guatemala. METHODS: One hundred forty-five antiretroviral treatment-naïve patients referred to the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala City were enrolled from October 2010 to March 2011. Plasma HIV pol sequences were obtained and TDR was assessed with the Stanford algorithm and the World Health...
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