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Short communication: HIV type 1 transmitted drug resistance and evidence of transmission clusters among recently infected antiretroviral-naive individuals from Ugandan fishing communities of Lake Victoria.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 May 2013
Nazziwa Jamirah, Njai Harr Freeya, Ndembi Nicaise, Birungi Josephine, Lyagoba Fred, Gershim Asiki, Nakiyingi-Miiro Jessica, Nielsen Leslie, Mpendo Juliet, Nanvubya Annet, Debont Jan, Grosskurth Heiner, Kamali Anatoli, Seeley Janet, Kaleebu Pontiano
Abstract excerpt
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) prevalence and incidence in the fishing communities on Lake Victoria in Uganda are high. This population may play a role in driving the HIV epidemic in Uganda including the spread of transmitted drug resistance (TDR). We report data on TDR in this population among antiretroviral (ARV)-naive, recently infected individuals about 5 years after ARV scaling-up in Uganda. We...
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