Detection of a Drug-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Variant in a Newly Infected Heterosexual Couple
Author(s) -
Laura Romanó,
V. Giulietta,
A Vivarelli,
Luisa Galli,
Zazzi Maurizio
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/322521
Subject(s) - medicine , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug , drug resistance , transmission (telecommunications) , sexual transmission , viral disease , sida , virus , immunology , biology , genetics , pharmacology , microbicide , electrical engineering , engineering
Although new infections with drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 have been recently reported to occur consistently, this is the first documented case of secondary transmission of a drug-resistant variant from 1 untreated subject to his sexual partner.
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