HIV drug resistance testing.
HIV genotypic resistance testing has become a routine test informing the management of HIV-positive patients. This chapter describes the background of this testing and provides a protocol for undertaking the assay by a home-brew method. Methods for interpretation of the data are also outlined.
Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London, UK. Pat.cane@hpa.org.uk
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D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006678:HIV / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral