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ArticleAIDS research and human retroviruses2022

Unassigned Complex Unique Recombinant Forms Related to CRF36_cpx in Children Identified in an HIV-1 Outbreak in Pakistan.

Syed Hani Abidi, Dilsha Siddiqui, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Apsara Ali Nathwani, Aneeta Hotwani, Sharaf Ali Shah, Palwasha Khan, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Fatima Mir

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Syed Hani AbidiDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-9497-0902
Dilsha SiddiquiDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Faisal MahmoodDepartment of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Amna Rehana SiddiquiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, and Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Apsara Ali NathwaniDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aneeta HotwaniDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sharaf Ali ShahBridge Consultants Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan.
Palwasha KhanDepartment of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Rashida Abbas FerrandDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fatima MirDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University · PKBridge Consultants Foundation · PKLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 206316Wellcome Trust 206316/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2019, an outbreak of HIV infection predominantly affecting children occurred in Larkana district, Pakistan. This is the largest outbreak ever reported in this age group in Pakistan. In this study, we report two HIV-1 unique recombinant forms identified during the outbreak. Blood samples were collected from HIV-positive children as part of a case-control study to investigate the outbreak. The pol gene was sequenced and used to detect HIV subtype/recombinant forms using subtype, recombination, and phylogenetic analyses. Drug resistance mutation (DRM) analysis was performed to characterize the DRMs in each sequence. We observed the emergence of two unassigned unique recombinant forms related to CRF36_cpx in 15 individuals of the 344 samples collected. Genotype analysis revealed the presence of multiple DRMs associated with resistance to reverse transcriptase inhibitors. The discovery of these unassigned unique recombinant forms in our population highlights the need for comprehensive molecular epidemiological studies to fully understand the distribution and drug resistance patterns to aid control efforts.

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HIV-1HIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityCase-Control StudiesChildDisease OutbreaksDrug Resistance, ViralGenotypeHumansPakistanPhylogenyReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsReverse Transcriptase Inhibitorschildrendrug resistanceHIV-1Pakistanunique recombinant form

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