High viremia and low level of transmitted drug resistance in anti-retroviral therapy-naïve perinatally-infected children and adolescents with HIV-1 subtype C infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>High plasma viremia in HIV-1 infection is associated with rapid CD4 cell decline and faster disease progression. Children with HIV infection have high viral loads, particularly in early childhood. In this study we sought to understan...

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Main Authors: Neogi Ujjwal, Sahoo Pravat Nalini, De Costa Ayesha, Shet Anita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/317