HIV drug resistance: past and current trends
Journal: Problems of Virology
Year: 2022

HIV infection is incurable, but effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) makes it possible to achieve an undetectable viral load (VL), to preserve the function of the immune system and to prevent the patient's health. Due to the constant increase in the use of ART and the high variability of HIV, especially in patients receiving so-called suboptimal therapy for various reasons, the incidence of drug resistance (DR) is increasing. In turn, the presence of DR in an HIV-infected patient affects the e