Prevalence of Genotypic Drug Resistance Among a Cohort of HIV-Infected Newborns.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Parker, Monica M.; Wade, Nancy; Lloyd Jr., Robert M.; Birkhead, Guthrie S.; Gallagher, Brian K.; Cheku, Babu; Sullivan, Timothy; Taylor, Jill
- Source
- JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Mar2003, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p292. 6p. 3 Charts.
- Subject
- *DRUG resistance
*ANTIVIRAL agents
*HIV infections
*VIRAL diseases in children
- Language
- ISSN
- 1525-4135
Examines the prevalence of antiretroviral drug resistance among a cohort of HIV-infected infants born in 1998 and 1999 in New York State. Evidence of provirus with mutations associated with drug resistance; Perinatal antiretroviral drug exposure; Importance of resistance testing for perinatally infected infants to avoid use of antiretroviral drugs to which the infant has preexisting resistance.