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. 2012 May;54 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S334-8.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cir1017.

Surveillance of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa, 2005-2009

G M Hunt  1 , J Ledwaba, A E Basson, J Moyes, C Cohen, B Singh, S Bertagnolio, M R Jordan, A Puren, L Morris
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Surveillance of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa, 2005-2009

G M Hunt et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May.

Abstract

Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmitted drug resistance (TDR) was conducted among pregnant women in South Africa over a 5-year period after the initiation of a large national antiretroviral treatment program. Analysis of TDR data from 9 surveys conducted between 2005 and 2009 in 2 provinces of South Africa suggests that while TDR remains low (<5%) in Gauteng Province, it may be increasing in KwaZulu-Natal, with the most recent survey showing moderate (5%-15%) levels of resistance to the nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug class.

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