Titre

Molecular epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and therapeutic monitoring of patients treated in Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of the Congo

Type

Livre

Axe

-,

Secteur

Santé,

Thématique

Recherches,

Recherche

Soins de l'épidemiologie et de la prévention,

Lieu

kinshasa,

Source

Chercheurs / Universités,

Auteur

Erick Ntambwe Kamangu1, Roger Di-Mosi Wumba2, Hippolyte Nani-Tuma Situakibanza3, Prosper tshiloba Lukusa4, Liévin kalala Kapend5, Georges lelo Mvumbi1, Marie-pierre Hayette6, Richard lunganza Kalala1

Nombbre de page

6

Année d'édition

2018

Description

CONTEXT: The introduction of Antiretroviral Drugs (ARVs) has reduced morbidity and mortality associated with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. But also at the other hand, the massive use of these molecules created the emergence of mutant strains resistant to the treatment. OBJECTIVE: The objective set for this study was to determine the different variants of HIV-1 group M circulating in Kinshasa, the prevalence of mutations associated with resistance to antiretroviral treatment and their involvement in therapeutic monitoring of infected patients followed in different c...