Abstract:Background Transmitted drug resistance (TDR) can affect antiretroviral therapy (ART) efficacy. Surveillance drug resistance mutations in untreated youths newly reported with HIV-1 are highly representative of local TDR. We investigated HIV-1 TDR, TDR transmission based on molecular networks, and the effect of TDR mutations (TDRMs) on the CD4 count among youths in the China-Myanmar border area near the "Golden Triangle" to better understand TDR and guide ART.Methods From 2009 to 2017, 573 ART-naïve youths (16~2… Show more
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