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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Surveillance of transmitted resistance to antiretroviral drug classes among young children in the western cape province of SOUTH AFRICA
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Volume 29, No. 4, Year 2010
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Description
There are limited data on transmitted antiretroviral resistance in young children who require antiretroviral therapy. We adapted the World Health Organization surveillance strategy, testing antiretroviral naive infants (<18 months) in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, and detecting only 3 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) and no NRTI or protease inhibitor surveillance mutations in 49 patients. The estimated NRTI and protease inhibitor transmitted antiretroviral resistance prevalence is low (<5%), predicting good therapeutic response in Western Cape infants. Copyright © 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Van Zyl, Gert Uves
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Cotton, Mark Fredric
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
Claassen, Mathilda
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Abrahams, Charmaine
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Preiser, Wolfgang
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Statistics
Citations: 98
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c4dada
ISSN:
08913668
e-ISSN:
15320987
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
South Africa