Resistance remains a problem in treatment failure
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Resistance remains a problem in treatment failure
INTRODUCTION Proven resistance against HIV drugs, either by phenotyping or genotyping is a rare event in clinical trials. The overall assumption of drug resistance disappearing is additionally driven by the recommendations to screen for transmitted drug resistance, leading to large numbers of examinations with relatively low rates of resistance. Goal of our analysis was to assess if drug resist...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the International AIDS Society
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1758-2652
DOI: 10.7448/ias.17.4.19756