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Applying Next-Generation Sequencing to Track HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations Circulating in Portugal.
Viruses - 17 Apr 2024
Pimentel Victor, Pingarilho Marta, Sebastião Cruz S, Miranda Mafalda, Gonçalves Fátima, Cabanas Joaquim, Costa Inês, Diogo Isabel, Fernandes Sandra, Costa Olga, Corte-Real Rita, Martins M Rosário O, Seabra Sofia G, Abecasis Ana B, Gomes Perpétua
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BACKGROUND: The global scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) offers significant health benefits by suppressing HIV-1 replication and increasing CD4 cell counts. However, incomplete viral suppression poses a potential threat for the emergence of drug resistance mutations (DRMs), limiting ART options, and increasing HIV transmission. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the patterns of transmitted drug resistance (TDR)...
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