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Antiretroviral drug resistance and HIV-1 subtypes among treatment-naive prisoners in Kelantan, Malaysia.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 13 Aug 2014
Ariffin Tengku Ahmad Akram Tengku Mohd, Mohamad Suharni, Yusuf Wan Nazirah Wan, Shueb Rafidah Hanim
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INTRODUCTION: The widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and continuous reports of HIV-1 strains developing resistance to these drugs is rather alarming, as transmission of resistant viruses to newly infected persons is possible. This study aimed to determine HIV-1 subtypes and the prevalence of primary mutations associated with antiretroviral (ARV) resistance among treatment-naive...
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