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High viremia and low level of transmitted drug resistance in anti-retroviral therapy-naïve perinatally-infected children and adolescents with HIV-1 subtype C infection.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Nov 2012
Neogi Ujjwal, Sahoo Pravat Nalini, De Costa Ayesha, Shet Anita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High plasma viremia in HIV-1 infection is associated with rapid CD4 cell decline and faster disease progression. Children with HIV infection have high viral loads, particularly in early childhood. In this study we sought to understand the relationship between duration of HIV-1 infection and viral dynamics among perinatally-infected children and adolescents in India along with transmitted drug...
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