Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
9-11-2017
Journal
BMC Research Notes
Volume
10
Issue
1
DOI
10.1186/s13104-017-2764-9
Abstract
Background
Drug resistance limits options for antiretroviral therapy (ART) and results in poorer health outcomes among HIV-infected persons. We sought to characterize resistance patterns and to identify predictors of resistance in Washington, DC.
Methods
We analyzed resistance in the DC Cohort, a longitudinal study of HIV-infected persons in care in Washington, DC. We measured cumulative drug resistance (CDR) among participants with any genotype between 1999 and 2014 (n = 3411), transmitted drug resistance (TDR) in ART-naïve persons (n = 1503), and acquired drug resistance (ADR) in persons with genotypes before and after ART initiation (n = 309). Using logistic regression, we assessed associations between patient characteristics and transmitted resistance to any antiretroviral.
Results
Prevalence of TDR was 20.5%, of ADR 40.5%, and of CDR 45.1% in the respective analysis groups. From 2004 to 2013, TDR prevalence decreased for nucleoside and nucleotide analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (15.0 to 5.5%; p = 0.0003) and increased for integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) (0.0–1.4%; p = 0.04). In multivariable analysis, TDR was not associated with age, race/ethnicity, HIV risk group, or years from HIV diagnosis.
Conclusions
In this urban cohort of HIV-infected persons, almost half of participants tested had evidence of CDR; and resistance to INSTIs was increasing. If this trend continues, inclusion of the integrase-encoding region in baseline genotype testing should be strongly considered.
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APA Citation
Aldous, A., Castel, A., & Parenti, D. (2017). Prevalence and Trends in Transmitted and Acquired Antiretroviral Drug Resistance, Washington, DC, 1999-2014.. BMC Research Notes, 10 (1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2764-9
Peer Reviewed
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Open Access
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Comments
Reproduced with permission of BioMed Central Ltd unless otherwise stated. Part of Springer Nature.
Prevalence and trends in transmitted and acquired antiretroviral drug resistance, Washington, DC, 1999–2014