Article
Pre-treatment drug resistance and HIV-1 genetic diversity in the rural and urban settings of Northwest-Cameroon.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Fokam Joseph, Takou Desire, Teto Georges, Nforbih Shu E, Kome Odine P, Santoro Maria M, Ngoufack Ezechiel S, Eyongetah Mbuh, Palmer Denis, Fokunang Estella T, Fokunang Charles N, Colizzi Vittorio, Perno Carlo-Federico, Ndjolo Alexis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: With the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART), pre-treatment drug resistance (PDR) appears ≥10% amongst ART-initiators in many developing countries, including Cameroon. Northwest region-Cameroon having the second epidemiological burden of HIV infection, generating data on PDR in these geographical settings, will enhance evidence-based decision-making. OBJECTIVES: We sought to ascertain levels of...
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