Erschienen in:
04.05.2022 | Research Letter
Retrospective study of HIV drug resistance in Mexican children with vertically transmitted infection
verfasst von:
Cristina de Jesús Herrera-Castillo, Angélica Maldonado-Rodríguez, Othón Rojas-Montes, Ana María Cevallos, José Guillermo Vázquez-Rosales, Rosalía Lira
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 7/2022
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Excerpt
According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, in 2020, there were 1.8 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children below 15 years old living with HIV and 150,000 children who acquired the infection [
1]. Every year, 110,000 children die as a consequence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related causes [
2]. As in adults, optimal management of infected children depends on early diagnosis and treatment with antiretroviral drugs based on their viral genotype. …