HIV-1 genetic diversity and resistance to antiretroviral drugs among pregnant women in Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. Cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Increasing genetic diversity of HIV-1 and emergence of drug-resistant mutations may reduce the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy and prophylaxis that are used to prevent mother-to-child transmission. The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity and prevalence of d...

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Main Authors: Ana Teresa Mancini Pimenta, Isadora Alonso Correa, Patricia Pereira dos Santos Melli, Renata Abduch, Geraldo Duarte, José Carlos Couto-Fernandez, Silvana Maria Quintana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802018000200129&lng=en&tlng=en