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Characteristics of Transmitted Drug-Resistant HIV-1 in Recently Infected Treatment-Naive Patients in Japan.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Apr 2016
Hattori Junko, Shiino Teiichiro, Gatanaga Hiroyuki, Mori Haruyo, Minami Rumi, Uchida Kazue, Sadamasu Kenji, Kondo Makiko, Sugiura Wataru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Progress in antiretroviral treatment has led to fewer virological failure cases, but 10%-20% of treatment-naive HIV/AIDS cases are reported to harbor drug-resistant strains, suggesting transmission of drug-resistant HIV. We aimed to determine the trend in prevalence of transmitted drug-resistant (TDR) HIV in Japan, particularly in recently infected patients. METHODS: Drug-resistance test was performed...
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