Plasmodium vivax burden, range and transmission among Duffy-negative inhabitants in Cameroon (VIBRANT)
TMA2020CDF-3171
EDCTP2
Career Development Fellowship (CDF)
Department | Institution | Country |
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University of Dschang | CM |
University of Dschang
Associate Professor, Group Leader
: Exposure of infants to antiretroviral drugs for prevention of mother-to-child transmission can induce resistance to nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Data from nine national surveys of pretreatment drug resistance in children newly diagnosed with HIV show high levels of resistance to NRTIs included in first-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) regimens (dual abacavir-lamivudine/emtricitabine resistance). Additional research is needed to determine the impact of NRTI resistance on treatment response and optimize infant ART.