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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2018

Drug resistance outcomes of long-term ART with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in the absence of virological monitoring.

Giovanni Villa, Richard O Phillips, Colette Smith, Alexander J Stockdale, Alessandra Ruggiero, Apostolos Beloukas, Lambert T Appiah, David Chadwick, Fred S Sarfo, Anna Maria Geretti

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Giovanni VillaInstitute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Richard O PhillipsDepartment of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Colette SmithDepartment of Infection & Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Alexander J StockdaleInstitute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Alessandra RuggieroInstitute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Apostolos BeloukasInstitute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Lambert T AppiahKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
David ChadwickCentre for Clinical Infection, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
Fred S SarfoKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Anna Maria GerettiInstitute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
University of Liverpool · GBKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital · GHJames Cook University Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/J01477X/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 109130/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The resistance profiles of patients receiving long-term ART in sub-Saharan Africa have been poorly described. This study obtained a sensitive assessment of the resistance patterns associated with long-term tenofovir-based ART in a programmatic setting where virological monitoring is yet to become part of routine care. Methods: We studied subjects who, after a median of 4.2 years of ART, replaced zidovudine or stavudine with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate while continuing lamivudine and an NNRTI. Using deep sequencing, resistance-associated mutations (RAMs) were detected in stored samples collected at tenofovir introduction (T0) and after a median of 4.0 years (T1). Results: At T0, 19/87 (21.8%) subjects showed a detectable viral load and 8/87 (9.2%) had one or more major NNRTI RAMs, whereas 82/87 (94.3%) retained full tenofovir susceptibility. At T1, 79/87 (90.8%) subjects remained on NNRTI-based ART, 5/87 (5.7%) had introduced lopinavir/ritonavir due to immunological failure, and 3/87 (3.4%) had interrupted ART. Whilst 68/87 (78.2%) subjects maintained or achieved virological suppression between T0 and T1, a detectable viral load with NNRTI RAMs at T0 predicted lack of virological suppression at T1. Each treatment interruption, usually reflecting unavailability of the dispensary, doubled the risk of T1 viraemia. Tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz selected for K65R, K70E/T, L74I/V and Y115F, alongside M184V and multiple NNRTI RAMs; this resistance profile was accompanied by high viral loads and low CD4 cell counts. Conclusions: Viraemia on tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz led to complex resistance patterns with implications for continued drug activity and risk of onward transmission.

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Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveAdultAfrica South of the SaharaAlkynesAnti-HIV AgentsBenzoxazinesCyclopropanesDrug Resistance, ViralFemaleHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansLamivudineMaleMutationReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsAlkynesAnti-HIV AgentsBenzoxazinesCyclopropanesefavirenzLamivudineReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsTenofovir

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PMID30032305
PMCPMC6198639
OpenAlexW2883869563

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