Trends and predictors of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) and clusters with TDR in a local Belgian HIV-1 epidemic
- Authors: Albert J, Balotta C, Boucher C, De Munter P, Derdelinckx I, Ferreira F, Gomez-Lopez A, Khouri R, Kostrikis LG, Kücherer C, Li G, Littsola K, Nielsen C, Paredes R, Pineda-Peña AC, Schrooten Y, Stanojevic M, Trovão NS, Van Laethem K, Van Ranst M, Van Wijngaerden E, Vandamme AM, Vercauteren J, Vinken L, Wensing A
- Publication Year: 2014
- Journal: PLoS One
- Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0101738
We aimed to study epidemic trends and predictors for transmitted drug resistance (TDR) in our region, its clinical impact and its association with transmission clusters. We included 778 patients from the AIDS Reference Center in Leuven (Belgium) diagnosed from 1998 to 2012. Resistance testing was performed using population-based sequencing and TDR was estimated using the WHO-2009 surveillance list.
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