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HIV-1 diversity, transmission dynamics and primary drug resistance in Angola.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Bártolo Inês, Zakovic Suzana, Martin Francisco, Palladino Claudia, Carvalho Patrícia, Camacho Ricardo, Thamm Sven, Clemente Sofia, Taveira Nuno
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess HIV-1 diversity, transmission dynamics and prevalence of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) in Angola, five years after ART scale-up. METHODS: Population sequencing of the pol gene was performed on 139 plasma samples collected in 2009 from drug-naive HIV-1 infected individuals living in Luanda. HIV-1 subtypes were determined using phylogenetic analysis. Drug resistance mutations were...
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