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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2017

High Rates of Transmission of Drug-resistant HIV in Aruba Resulting in Reduced Susceptibility to the WHO Recommended First-line Regimen in Nearly Half of Newly Diagnosed HIV-infected Patients.

L Marije Hofstra, Elena Sánchez Rivas, Monique Nijhuis, Leonie E A Bank, Eduan Wilkinson, Karina Kelly, Tania Mudrikova, Rob Schuurman, Tulio de Oliveira, Jaclyn de Kort and 1 more

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L Marije HofstraVirology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Elena Sánchez RivasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dr Horacio E. Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, Aruba.
Monique NijhuisVirology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Leonie E A BankVirology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Eduan WilkinsonAfrica Centre for Population Health, Myeki, South Africa.
Karina KellyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dr Horacio E. Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, Aruba.
Tania MudrikovaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Rob SchuurmanVirology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Tulio de OliveiraAfrica Centre for Population Health, Myeki, South Africa.
Jaclyn de KortDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dr Horacio E. Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, Aruba.
Annemarie M J WensingVirology, Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Background: In Western countries emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance has tremendously decreased, and transmission of drug resistance has merely stabilized in recent years. However, in many endemic settings with limited resources rates of emerging and transmitted drug resistance are not regularly assessed. Methods: We performed a survey including all HIV-infected individuals who received resistance testing in 2010-2015 in Aruba, a highly endemic HIV area in the Caribbean. Transmitted HIV drug resistance was determined using World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Transmission dynamics were investigated using phylogenetic analyses. In a subset, baseline samples were re-analyzed using next generation sequencing (NGS). Results: Baseline resistance testing was performed in 104 newly diagnosed untreated individuals (54% of all newly diagnosed individuals in 2010-2015): 86% were men, 39% were foreign-born, and 22% had AIDS at diagnosis. And 33% (95% CI: 24-42%) was infected with a drug-resistant HIV variant. The prevalence of resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) reached 45% (95% CI: 27-64%) in 2015, all based on the prevalence of mutation K103N. NGS did not demonstrate additional minority K103N-variants compared to routine resistance testing. K103N-harboring strains were introduced into the therapy-unexposed population via at least 6 independent transmissions epidemiologically linked to the surrounding countries. Virological failure of the WHO-recommended first-line NNRTI-based regimen was higher in the presence of K103N. Conclusions: The prevalence of resistant HIV in Aruba has increased to alarming levels, compromising the WHO-recommended first-line regimen. As adequate surveillance as advocated by the WHO is limited, the Caribbean region could face an unidentified rise of NNRTI-resistant HIV.

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Drug Resistance, ViralAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCaribbean RegionFemaleHIVHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesAnti-HIV Agentsdrug resistanceHIV-1surveillancetherapytransmission

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PMCPMC5848377

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