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High Drug Resistance Levels Compromise the Control of HIV Infection in Pediatric and Adult Populations in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
Viruses - 21 Dec 2022
Rodríguez-Galet Ana, Ventosa-Cubillo Judit, Bendomo Verónica, Eyene Manuel, Mikue-Owono Teresa, Nzang Jesús, Ncogo Policarpo, Gonzalez-Alba José María, Benito Agustín, Holguín África
Abstract excerpt
A lack of HIV viral load (VL) and HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) monitoring in sub-Saharan Africa has led to an uncontrolled circulation of HIV-strains with drug resistance mutations (DRM), compromising antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study updates HIVDR data and HIV-1 variants in Equatorial Guinea (EG), providing the first data on children/adolescents in the country. From 2019−2020, 269 dried blood samples (DBS)...
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