Article
High levels of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance and treatment failure in Nigerian children.
Journal of the International AIDS Society - 1 Jan 2016
Boerma Ragna S, Boender T Sonia, Sigaloff Kim C E, Rinke de Wit Tobias F, van Hensbroek Michael Boele, Ndembi Nicaise, Adeyemo Titilope, Temiye Edamisan O, Osibogun Akin, Ondoa Pascale, Calis Job C, Akanmu Alani Sulaimon
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INTRODUCTION: Pre-treatment HIV drug resistance (PDR) is an increasing problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Children are an especially vulnerable population to develop PDR given that paediatric second-line treatment options are limited. Although monitoring of PDR is important, data on the paediatric prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa and its consequences for treatment outcomes are scarce. We designed a prospective...
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