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HIV genotype resistance testing in antiretroviral (ART) exposed Indian children--a need of the hour.
Indian journal of pediatrics - 1 Apr 2013
Shah Ira, Parikh Shefali
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Development of drug resistance in HIV infected children with treatment failure is a major impediment to selection of appropriate therapy. HIV genotype resistance assays predict drug resistance on the basis of mutations in the viral genome. However, their clinical utility, especially in a resource limited setting is still a subject of debate. The authors report two cases in which both the children suffered from...
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