Background Virological response to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in rural Africa is poorly
described. We examined virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults …

Objectives To assess long-term virological efficacy and the emergence of drug resistance in
children who receive antiretroviral treatment (ART) in rural Tanzania. Patients and methods …

Background The ongoing scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa has
prompted the interest in surveillance of transmitted and acquired HIV drug resistance …

Objective To determine the frequency and patterns of acquired antiretroviral drug resistance
in a rural primary health care programme in South Africa. Design Cross-sectional study …

Introduction The current expansion of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the developing world
without routine virological monitoring still raises concerns on the outcome of the strategy in …

Background HIV care programs in resource-limited settings have hitherto concentrated on
antiretroviral therapy (ART) access, but HIV drug resistance is emerging. In a cross-sectional …

Access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is increasing in resource-limited settings (RLS) and
can successfully reduce HIV-related morbidity and mortality. However, virologic failure and …

Abstract Background In rural Africa, data on virologic effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment
(ART) are not sufficient to assess the gap with the UNAIDS 90-90-90 treatment targets. We …

As more HIV patients start combination antiretroviral therapy (cART), the emergence of HIV
drug resistance (HIVDR) is inevitable. This will have consequences for the transmission of …

Background Viral load monitoring (VLM) to identify individuals failing antiretroviral therapy
(ART) is not widely available in resource-limited settings. We compared the genotypic …