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Primary Infection with Zidovudine-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
22 Apr 1993
Abstract excerpt
Strains of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) with reduced sensitivity to zidovudine have been isolated from patients treated with this drug for six months or more1. Resistance to zidovudine is associated with late-stage disease, low CD4 lymphocyte counts, longer antiretroviral therapy, and specific mutations in the reverse transcriptase gene of HIV-12,3. The clinical importance of infections with...
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