HIV transmitted drug resistance in adult and pediatric populations in Panama Farmacorresistencia transmitida del VIH en poblaciones adultas y pediátricas en Panamá

HIV transmitted drug resistance in adult and pediatric populations in Panama Farmacorresistencia transmitida del VIH en poblaciones adultas y pediátricas en Panamá

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of transmitted drug-resistant HIV among adults in Panama by using a modified World Health Organization Threshold Survey (WHO-TS) and to investigate rates of initial resistance among HIV-positive infants in Panama. METHODS: At the Gorgas Memorial Institute, 47...

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Main Authors: Juan Castillo, Griselda Arteaga, Yaxelis Mendoza, Alexander A. Martínez, Rigoberto Samaniego, Dora Estripeaut, Kathleen R. Page, Rebecca E. Smith, Nestor Sosa, Juan M. Pascale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-12-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
VIH-1
resistencia a medicamentos
transmisión vertical de enfermedad infecciosa
inhibidores de proteasas
terapia antirretroviral altamente activa
Panamá
HIV-1
drug resistance
infectious disease transmission, vertical
protease inhibitors
antiretroviral therapy, highly active
Panama
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