Knowledge of genotypic resistance mutations among providers of care to patients with human immunodeficiency virus.

Salama, Carlos; Policar, Maurice; Cervera, Christina · Clin Infect Dis · 2003

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

A questionnaire assessed clinician knowledge of genotypic resistance mutations in human immunodeficiency virus. Only 24% of respondents were able to identify at least 1 mutation for each of > or =4 drug groups listed, and 36% were unable to match any mutations with any of the drug groups. Knowledge was most deficient among providers caring for < or =50 patients (P=.001) but also was poor among the 38 physicians caring for > or =100 patients (mean patient load, 211 patients).

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