High Rate Of Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV Type 1-Infected Senegalese Children in Virological Failure on First-Line Treatment According to the World Health Organization Guidelines

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The rates of virological failure (VF) and HIV-1 drug resistance were evaluated in a cross-sectional study in HIV-1-infected children living in Dakar, and taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) according to WHO recommendations. The plasma HIV-1 RNA load was measured using the Abbott m2000 RealTime HIV-1 assay. The full-length protease gene and partial reverse transcriptase gene were sequenced, and resistance...

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