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Timeliness of clinic attendance is a good predictor of virological response and resistance to antiretroviral drugs in HIV-infected patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Bastard Mathieu, Pinoges Loretxu, Balkan Suna, Szumilin Elisabeth, Ferreyra Cecilia, Pujades-Rodriguez Mar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ensuring long-term adherence to therapy is essential for the success of HIV treatment. As access to viral load monitoring and genotyping is poor in resource-limited settings, a simple tool to monitor adherence is needed. We assessed the relationship between an indicator based on timeliness of clinic attendance and virological response and HIV drug resistance. METHODS: Data from 7 virological...
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