HIV Drug Resistance in Persons Initiating or Re-initiating First-line Antiretroviral Therapy in Paraguay: Results of a National Patient Survey - PubMed
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Nearly one in six patients had PDR in Paraguay's first nationally representative sample. High NNRTI PDR prevalence underscores the need to accelerate the transition to dolutegravir-based first-line ART. Low PDR prevalence to tenofovir and emtricitabine is reassuring as these antiretrovirals are part ...
Conclusions: Nearly one in six patients had PDR in Paraguay's first nationally representative sample. High NNRTI PDR prevalence underscores the need to accelerate the transition to dolutegravir-based first-line ART. Low PDR prevalence to tenofovir and emtricitabine is reassuring as these antiretrovirals are part of the WHO-recommended oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen. The high proportion of individuals initiating ART at a late disease stage highlights the need to improve treatment linkage strategies and implement WHO rapid ART initiation recommendations.