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Cost-effectiveness of tenofovir instead of zidovudine for use in first-line antiretroviral therapy in settings without virological monitoring.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
von Wyl Viktor, Cambiano Valentina, Jordan Michael R, Bertagnolio Silvia, Miners Alec, Pillay Deenan, Lundgren Jens, Phillips Andrew N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The most recent World Health Organization (WHO) antiretroviral treatment guidelines recommend the inclusion of zidovudine (ZDV) or tenofovir (TDF) in first-line therapy. We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis with emphasis on emerging patterns of drug resistance upon treatment failure and their impact on second-line therapy. METHODS: We used a stochastic simulation of a generalized HIV-1 epidemic...
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