HIV-1 RNA levels and antiretroviral drug resistance in blood and non-blood compartments from HIV-1-infected men and women enrolled in AIDS clinical trials group study A5077.

Detectable HIV-1 in body compartments can lead to transmission and antiretroviral resistance. Although sex differences in viral shedding have been demonstrated, mechanisms and magnitude are unclear. We compared RNA levels in blood, genital-secretions and saliva; and drug resistance in plasma and gen...

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Main Authors: Rami Kantor, Daniel Bettendorf, Ronald J Bosch, Marita Mann, David Katzenstein, Susan Cu-Uvin, Richard D'Aquila, Lisa Frenkel, Susan Fiscus, Robert Coombs, ACTG A5077 Study Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3974754?pdf=render