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A phylotype-based analysis highlights the role of drug-naive HIV-positive individuals in the transmission of antiretroviral resistance in the UK.
AIDS (London, England) - 24 Sept 2015
Mourad Raphaël, Chevennet François, Dunn David T, Fearnhill Esther, Delpech Valerie, Asboe David, Gascuel Olivier, Hue Stéphane
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OBJECTIVE: Antiretroviral-naive HIV-positive individuals contribute to the transmission of drug-resistant viruses, compromising first-line therapy. Using phylogenetic inference, we quantified the proportion of transmitted drug-resistance originating from a treatment-naive source. METHODS: Using a novel phylotype-based approach, 24 550 HIV-1 subtype B partial pol gene sequences from the UK HIV Drug Resistance...
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