title: Limits of resistance testing.
abstract: Interpretation of antiretroviral testing is complicated by many factors, including those related to HIV biology and genetics, as well as the intricacies of drug selection pressure in vivo. These complex factors can limit the usefulness of resistance testing. However, knowledge about these issues can help to avoid misinterpreting resistance test results and thereby help clinicians to use resistance testing to individualize antiretroviral drug choices.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown 02129, USA. rdaquila@partners.org
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: D'Aquila
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors