Article
HIV-1 genetic diversity and antiretroviral drug resistance among individuals from Roraima state, northern Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Corado André de Lima Guerra, Bello Gonzalo, Leão Renato Augusto Carvalho, Granja Fabiana, Naveca Felipe Gomes
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 epidemic in Brazil has spread towards the Northern country region, but little is known about HIV-1 subtypes and prevalence of HIV strains with resistance mutations to antiretrovirals in some of the Northern states. HIV-1 protease (PR) and reverse transcriptase (RT) sequences were obtained from 73 treatment-naive and -experienced subjects followed between 2013 and 2014 at a public health reference unit...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Brazil
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Phylogeny
- Young Adult
