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HCV NS3 naturally occurring variants in HIV/HCV coinfected DAA-naïve patients: consideration for HCV genotyping resistance testing.
Infection - 1 Dec 2016
Ruggiero T, Burdino E, Calcagno A, Bonora S, Boglione L, Di Perri G, Ghisetti V
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Data on the frequency of HCV naturally occurring drug-resistant variants (RAVs) at baseline in HIV/HCV coinfected patients are scarce. METHODS: NS3-HCV RAVs were studied by full-population direct sequencing from plasma specimens of 345 DAA-naïve patients with HCV chronic hepatitis (159 of them with HIV/HCV-coinfection). RESULTS: NS3 RAVs were identified in 31.5 % of patients, with a significant...
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