HIV-1 Drug Resistance and Genetic Diversity among Vertically Infected Cameroonian Children and Adolescents

HIV-1 vertically infected children stand a high risk of HIV-1 drug resistance (HIVDR), especially after failure to prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) and pediatric antiretroviral therapy (ART). Thus, surveillance of HIVDR might contribute in delineating optimal pediatric regimens. The objective of this study was to evaluate HIVDR and subtype distribution among ART-naive and ART-failing children.