Article
Prevalence of transmitted HIV drug resistance in Iran between 2010 and 2011.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Jahanbakhsh Fatemeh, Hattori Junko, Matsuda Masakazu, Ibe Shiro, Monavari Seyed-Hamid R, Memarnejadian Arash, Aghasadeghi Mohammad R, Mostafavi Ehsan, Mohraz Minoo, Jabbari Hossain, Kamali Kianoush, Keyvani Hossein, Azadmanesh Kayhan, Sugiura Wataru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Drug-resistant (DR) HIV emerges during combined antiretroviral treatment (cART), creating concern about widespread transmission of DR-HIV as cART is expanded in resource-limited countries. The aim of this study was to determine the predominant HIV-1 subtypes and prevalence of transmitted DR mutations among antiretroviral-naïve patients in Iran. DESIGN: To monitor transmission of DR HIV, a threshold...
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