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SUBMITTER: Patil RT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4003797 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Patil Rajesh T RT Gupta Rajiv M RM Sen Sourav S Tripathy Srikanth P SP Chaturbhuj Devidas N DN Hingankar Nitin K NK Paranjape Ramesh S RS
ISRN AIDS 20140410
Introduction. In India, 4,86,173 HIV infected patients are on first line antiretroviral therapy (ART) as of January 2012. HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) is drug and regimen-specific and should be balanced against the benefits of providing a given ART regimen. Material & Methods. The emergence of HIVDR mutations in a cohort of 100 consecutive HIV-1 infected individuals attending ART centre, on first line ART for 12 months, was studied. CD4(+) T-cell counts and plasma HIV-1 RNA level were determined. ...[more]