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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2019

Magnitude and correlates of virological failure among adult HIV patients receiving PI based second line ART regimens in north western Tanzania; a case control study.

Daniel W Gunda, Semvua B Kilonzo, Tarcisius Mtaki, Desderius M Bernard, Samwel E Kalluvya, Elichilia R Shao

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel W GundaDepartment of Medicine, Bugando Medical centre, 1370, Mwanza, Tanzania. daniel_rev2002@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2701-9321
Semvua B KilonzoDepartment of Medicine, Bugando Medical centre, 1370, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Tarcisius MtakiDepartment of medicine, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Desderius M BernardDepartment of medicine, Weill Bugando School of Medicine, 1464, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Samwel E KalluvyaDepartment of Medicine, Bugando Medical centre, 1370, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Elichilia R ShaoDepartment of Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, 2240, Moshi, Tanzania.
Bugando Medical Centre · TZKilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre · TZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith a growing access to free ART, switching of ART to second line regimen has also become common following failure of first line ART regimens. Patients failing on first line ART regimens have been shown to stand a high risk of failing on subsequent second line ART regimens. The magnitude of those who are failing virologicaly on second line ART is not documented in our setting. This study was designed to assess the magnitude and correlates of second line ART treatment failure.

methodsA retrospective analysis of patients on second line ART for at least 1 year was done at Bugando care and treatment center. Information on demographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected and analyzed using STATA 11. The proportion of patients with Virological failure was calculated and potential correlates of virological failure were determined by logistic regression model.

resultsIn total 197 patients on second line ART were included in this study and 24 (12.18%) of them met criteria for virological failure. The odds of having virological failure on second line ART were independently associated with age of less than 30 years (AOR = 12.5, p = 0.001), being on first line for less than 3 years (AOR = 6.1, p = 0.002) and CD4 at switch to second line ART of less than 200cells/μl (AOR = 16.3, p < 0.001).

conclusionVirological failure among patients on second line ART is common. Predictors of virological failure in this study could assist in planning for strategies to improve the outcome of this subgroup of patients including close clinical follow up of patients at risk, a continued adherence intensification and a targeted resistance testing before switching to second line ART.

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AdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsCase-Control StudiesCD4 Lymphocyte CountFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesTanzaniaTreatment FailureViral LoadAnti-Retroviral AgentsNorthwestern TanzaniaSecond line ARTVirological failure on second line ART

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PMID30845924
PMCPMC6407235
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