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Increasing HIV-1 Drug Resistance Between 2010 and 2012 in Adults Participating in Population-Based HIV Surveillance in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 2016
Manasa Justen, Danaviah Siva, Lessells Richard, Elshareef Muna, Tanser Frank, Wilkinson Eduan, Pillay Sureshnee, Mthiyane Hloniphile, Mwambi Henry, Pillay Deenan, de Oliveira Tulio
Abstract excerpt
As more human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients access combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), higher proportions of newly infected patients may be infected with drug-resistant viruses. Regular surveillance of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) is required in southern Africa where high rates of transmission persist despite rapid expansion of ART. Dried blood spot samples from cART-naive...
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