Article
Genetic diversity of HIV-1 and transmitted drug resistance among newly diagnosed individuals with HIV infection in Hangzhou, China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2015
Zhang Jiafeng, Guo Zhihong, Yang Jiezhe, Pan Xiaohong, Jiang Jun, Ding Xiaobei, Zhang Wenjun, Xia Yan, Xu Yun, Huang Jingjing
Abstract excerpt
HIV transmitted drug resistance (TDR) can compromise antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited countries like China where ART has been scaled up and thus leads to an important public health concern. The aim of the study was to elucidate the HIV-1 genetic characteristics and TDR in Hangzhou, China. Two-hundred eleven ART-naive, newly diagnosed individuals were enrolled during January and August 2013....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antiviral Agents
- China
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Viral
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- HIV Protease Inhibitors
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data