TITLE:
HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations in Patients Failing 1st Line Therapy in a Comprehensive Care Center in Nairobi, Kenya
AUTHORS:
Elizabeth Luvai, Rebecca Waihenya, James Munyao, Lucy Sanguli, Christina Mwachari, Samoel Khamadi
KEYWORDS:
HIV-1, Treatment Failure, Antiretroviral Therapy, Drug Resistance, Subtype
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of AIDS,
Vol.5 No.2,
June
3,
2015
ABSTRACT: Background: HIV-1 drug resistance is an
emerging challenge for HIV-1 infected clients who are on antiretroviral therapy
(ART). In Kenya, as in many other developing countries, ART is now accesible
to clients who need it. However, they must be done a CD4 test first and if the
count is