Evaluation of archived drug resistance mutations in HIV-1 DNA among vertically infected adolescents under antiretroviral treatment in Cameroon: Findings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: With the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART), children born with HIV are more likely to reach adolescence. However, frequent non-adherence to ART in adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) leads to viral replication. Notably, a viraemic infection might lead to archived drug resistance mutations (ADRMs).