Publications by authors named "Hai Huu Nguyen"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess the prevalence of pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) to first-line antiretroviral drugs among HIV patients starting treatment in Vietnam, with data collected from 2009 to 2010 across various clinics.
- - Out of 490 participants with detectable viral loads, 3.5% exhibited drug-resistance mutations, with a higher prevalence found in individuals who injected drugs (4.0%) compared to those with sexually acquired HIV (1.4%).
- - The findings suggest that PDR to first-line antiretroviral drugs is low in Vietnam, indicating that first-line treatments are likely effective, though ongoing monitoring and prevention strategies are necessary to maintain this low resistance rate.
Objectives: Vietnam has significantly scaled up its national antiretroviral therapy (ART) program since 2005. With the aim of improving Vietnam's national ART program, we conducted an outcome evaluation of the first five years of the program in this concentrated HIV epidemic where the majority of persons enrolled in HIV care and treatment services are people who inject drugs (PWID). The results of this evaluation may have relevance for other national ART programs with significant PWID populations.
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