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Patterns of adherence to antiretroviral therapy and HIV drug resistance over time in the Stratall ANRS 12110/ESTHER trial in Cameroon.
HIV medicine - 1 Sept 2014
Meresse M, March L, Kouanfack C, Bonono R C, Boyer S, Laborde-Balen G, Aghokeng A, Suzan-Monti M, Delaporte E, Spire B, Carrieri M P, Laurent C
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OBJECTIVES: The emergence of HIV drug resistance is a crucial issue in Africa, where second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) is limited, expensive and complex. We assessed the association between adherence patterns and resistance emergence over time, using an adherence measure that distinguishes low adherence from treatment interruptions, in rural Cameroon. METHODS: We performed a cohort study among patients...
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