Global HIV Programme
The WHO Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes leads the development and implementation of the global health sector strategy on the elimination of HIV as a public health threat.
Surveillance of pretreatment HIV drug resistance – populations initiating first-line ART
Pretreatment HIV drug resistance is detected among people
initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) with or without prior antiretroviral
drug exposure. It can result from transmitted or acquired HIV drug resistance,
or both. Surveillance of the pre-treatment HIV drug resistance survey in
populations initiating first-line ART is relevant to inform the choice of
nationally recommended first-line ART regimens, and also regimens used for pre-
and post-exposure prophylaxis.
Concept note
Toolkit: implementation of the survey of pretreatment HIV drug resistance
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