High level of treatment failure and drug resistance to first-line antiretroviral therapies among HIV-infected children receiving decentralized care in Senegal

• Main Authors: Abdoul-Magib Cissé (Author), Gabrièle Laborde-Balen (Author), Khady Kébé-Fall (Author), Aboubacry Dramé (Author), Halimatou Diop (Author), Karim Diop (Author), FatouNiasse-Traoré (Author), Mohamed Coulibaly (Author), Ndeye-Ngone Have (Author), Nicole Vidal (Author), Safiatou Thiam (Author), Abdoulaye S. Wade (Author), Martine Peeters (Author), Bernard Taverne (Author), Philippe Msellati (Author), Coumba Touré-Kane (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Senegal in 2015, an estimated 4800 children were living with HIV, with 1200 receiving ARV treatment, of whom half had follow-up care in decentralized sites outside Dakar. However, until now no studies have determined the efficacy of pediatric treatment in decentralized setting...