[Correspondence] The fourth HIV epidemic

In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Ravindra Gupta and colleagues1 present alarming results on the development of pre-treatment viral resistance to the most commonly used drugs to treat HIV infection in resource-limited countries. These findings complete the bleak picture of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment failure that is gradually emerging in these countries. An increase in virological failure rates among adults has been reported in Africa, ranging from 5% to 31% after 12 months and up to 38% beyond 48 months of treatment.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - March 22, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Gabri èle Laborde-Balen, Bernard Taverne, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour, Charles Kouanfack, Martine Peeters, Ibra Ndoye, Eric Delaporte Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research