| Literature DB >> 16989612 |
Lisa M Frenkel1, Jennifer McKernan, Phil V Dinh, Deborah Goldman, Jane Hitti, D Heather Watts, Ellen R Cooper, Joan Dragavon, Robert W Coombs.
Abstract
To determine if HIV-1 resistance testing of the blood predicts mutants in the genital secretions of ZDV-treated pregnant women, ZDV resistance mutations were assessed by an oligonucleotide ligation assay. ZDV resistance was detected in viral sequences from blood (16/48; 33%) and cervical secretions (6/24; 25%) collected during 57 pregnancies. The genotype of 11/69 (16%) resistance codons was discordant between blood and cervical virus of pregnant women near term. However, in only 1 (1.8%) of 57 pregnancies evaluated was resistant virus limited to the cervical secretions. ZDV-resistant virus is rarely limited to the female genital tract.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16989612 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2006.22.870
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses ISSN: 0889-2229 Impact factor: 2.205