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Prevalence of pretreatment drug resistance in persons initiating and reinitiating antiretroviral therapy in Sri Lanka: results from a national representative survey.

J ElwitigalaL RajapaksaSeth C InzauleK A M AriyaratneS JayasenaS KurleA PatilD KaleL SiriwardnaG SamaraweeraH PereraC Jayakody
Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2023)
A high prevalence of efavirenz/nevirapine PDR was reported, especially in patients with prior ARV exposure, in women and those reporting being heterosexual. These findings highlight the need to fast-track the transition to the WHO-recommended dolutegravir-based first-line ART.
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