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HIV-1 Diversity and Drug Resistance in Treatment-Naïve Children and Adolescents from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Viruses - 12 Aug 2022
de Azevedo Suwellen Sardinha Dias, Delatorre Edson, Gaido Cibele Marina, Silva-de-Jesus Carlos, Guimarães Monick Lindenmeyer, Couto-Fernandez José Carlos, Morgado Mariza G
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The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) can be transmitted via parenteral, sexual, or vertical exposure routes. The number of HIV-1 cases detected yearly in children and adolescents in Brazil did not decrease over the last decade, representing ~5% of total cases described in the country. In recent years, the HIV-1 diversity and the prevalence of transmitted drug resistance mutations (TDRM) are moving...
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