Trends in HIV-1 pretreatment drug resistance and HIV-1 variant dynamics among antiretroviral therapy-naive Ethiopians from 2003 to 2018: a pooled sequence …

M Kiros, S Biset, B Gebremariam, GT Yalew… - Virology Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background Ethiopia is among the highly HIV-affected countries, with reported 12,000 and
12,000 AIDS-related deaths and incidents as per reports from 2021. Although the country …

Safety, adherence, and HIV-1 seroconversion among women using the dapivirine vaginal ring (DREAM): an open-label, extension study

A Nel, N Van Niekerk, B Van Baelen, M Malherbe… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Ring Study, a phase 3 trial in 1959 sexually active women
(randomised 2: 1), showed a favourable safety profile and a 31% HIV-1 infection risk …

Trends in pretreatment HIV-1 drug resistance in antiretroviral therapy-naive adults in South Africa, 2000–2016: a pooled sequence analysis

B Chimukangara, RJ Lessells, SY Rhee… - …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background South Africa has the largest public antiretroviral therapy (ART)
programme in the world. We assessed temporal trends in pretreatment HIV-1 drug …

Assessment of HIV transfusion transmission risk in South Africa: a 10‐year analysis following implementation of individual donation nucleic acid amplification …

M Vermeulen, N Lelie, C Coleman, W Sykes… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In 1998 we estimated that 34/million infectious window period donations
were entering the blood supply at the South African National Blood Service. Selective use of …

Potential challenges to sustained viral load suppression in the HIV treatment programme in South Africa: a narrative overview

PO Bessong, ND Matume, DM Tebit - AIDS Research and Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background South Africa, with one of the highest HIV prevalences in the world,
introduced the universal test and treat (UTT) programme in September 2016. Barriers to …

HIV drug resistance profile in South Africa: findings and implications from the 2017 national HIV household survey

S Moyo, G Hunt, K Zuma, M Zungu, E Marinda… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) testing was included in the 2017 South African
national HIV household survey. We describe the prevalence of HIVDR by drug class, age …

Impact of next-generation sequencing defined human immunodeficiency virus pretreatment drug resistance on virological outcomes in the ANRS 12249 treatment-as …

A Derache, CC Iwuji, K Baisley… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Previous studies in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals on
thymidine analogue backbone antiretroviral therapy (ART) with either nevirapine or …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance in African infants and young children newly diagnosed with HIV: a multicountry analysis

MR Jordan, M Penazzato, A Cournil… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Programs for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been scaled up in many low-and middle-income …

Drug resistance, rather than low tenofovir levels in blood or urine, is associated with tenofovir, emtricitabine, and efavirenz failure in resource-limited settings

L Jennings, T Kellermann, M Spinelli… - AIDS Research and …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
The high cost of viral load (VL) testing limits its use for antiretroviral therapy (ART)
adherence support. A low-cost lateral flow urine tenofovir (TFV) rapid assay predicts pre …

Low prevalence of pre-treatment and acquired drug resistance to Dolutegravir among treatment naive individuals initiating on Tenofovir, lamivudine and Dolutegravir …

V Kouamou, T Washaya, CE Ndhlovu, J Manasa - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dolutegravir (DTG) use in combination with tenofovir and lamivudine (TLD) is scaling up in
Africa. However, HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) data to DTG remain scarce in Zimbabwe. We …