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Accumulation of HIV-1 drug resistance after continued virological failure on first-line ART in adults and children in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2016
Boender T Sonia, Kityo Cissy M, Boerma Ragna S, Hamers Raph L, Ondoa Pascale, Wellington Maureen, Siwale Margaret, Nankya Immaculate, Kaudha Elizabeth, Akanmu Alani Sulaimon, Botes Mariette E, Steegen Kim, Calis Job C J, Rinke de Wit Tobias F, Sigaloff Kim C E
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OBJECTIVES: Limited availability of viral load (VL) monitoring in HIV treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa can delay switching to second-line ART, leading to the accumulation of drug resistance mutations (DRMs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the accumulation of resistance to reverse transcriptase inhibitors after continued virological failure on first-line ART, among adults and children in...
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