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Prevalence of Transmitted Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV-1-Infected Drug-Naive Patients from Urban and Suburban Regions of Kenya.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Mar 2016
Onsongo Simon, Abidi Syed Hani, Khamadi Samoel, Shah Reena, Kageha Sheila, Ojwang Peter, Ali Syed, Okinda Nancy
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HIV was first described in Kenya in 1984-1985. Currently, Kenya has an estimated HIV-1 prevalence of 6.2%. With the introduction of antiretroviral drugs, the survival of most HIV patients has been prolonged markedly. However, this is greatly threatened by increasing rates of antiretroviral dug resistance, which may eventually lead to suboptimal treatment outcomes. The objective of this study was to characterize...
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