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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2018

Prevalence of resistance-associated substitutions to direct-acting antiviral agents in hemodialysis and renal transplant patients infected with hepatitis C virus.

Rita Chelly Felix Tavares, Ana Cristina de Castro Amaral Feldner, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Fernanda de Mello Malta, Roberto José Carvalho-Filho, Rúbia Anita Ferraz Santana, Vanessa Fusco Duarte de Castro, Gregório Tadeu Fernando Dastoli, Juliana Custódio Lima, Maria Lucia Cardoso Gomes Ferraz

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rita Chelly Felix TavaresGastroenterology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, marialucia.ferraz@uol.com.br.
Ana Cristina de Castro Amaral FeldnerGastroenterology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, marialucia.ferraz@uol.com.br.
João Renato Rebello PinhoAlbert Einstein Diagnostic Medicine, Albert Einstein Hospital São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fernanda de Mello MaltaLaboratory of Tropical Gastroenterology and Hepatology "João Alves de Queiroz and Castorina Bittencourt Alves," Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Roberto José Carvalho-FilhoGastroenterology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, marialucia.ferraz@uol.com.br.
Rúbia Anita Ferraz SantanaAlbert Einstein Diagnostic Medicine, Albert Einstein Hospital São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Vanessa Fusco Duarte de CastroAlbert Einstein Diagnostic Medicine, Albert Einstein Hospital São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Gregório Tadeu Fernando DastoliAlbert Einstein Diagnostic Medicine, Albert Einstein Hospital São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Juliana Custódio LimaGastroenterology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, marialucia.ferraz@uol.com.br.
Maria Lucia Cardoso Gomes FerrazGastroenterology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, marialucia.ferraz@uol.com.br.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRHospital Israelita Albert Einstein · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) permit the use of interferon (IFN)-free regimens to treat hepatitis C (HCV) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on hemo-dialysis (HD) or renal transplant (RTx) recipients, with excellent response rates and safety. However, the occurrence of basal or therapy-induced resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) to DAAs can result in treatment failure. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of RASs to NS3A, NS5A and NS5B inhibitors, and particularly the Q80K polymorphism, in CKD patients on HD and RTx recipients infected with HCV. PATIENTS AND

methodsHD and RTx patients infected with HCV-genotype 1 (GT1) were subjected to sequencing of the NS3, NS5A and NS5B regions.

resultsDirect sequencing of NS3 protease, NS5A and NS5B was performed in 76 patients (HD, n=37; RTx, n=39). The overall prevalence of RASs was 38.2%, but only 5.3% of the patients had mutations in more than one region. Substitutions were detected in NS3A (17.8%), NS5A (21.9%) and NS5B (8.4%). Q80K was detected in 1.5 % of the patients. Highly inhibitory RASs were uncommon (L31M, 2.6%; L159

conclusionThe Q80K polymorphism was uncommon in our sample of HD and RTx patients. Despite the high prevalence of naturally occurring RASs, most of the substitutions detected were associated with a low level of resistance to DAAs.

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