HIV genetic diversity and drug resistance

AF Santos, MA Soares - Viruses, 2010 - mdpi.com
Most of the current knowledge on antiretroviral (ARV) drug development and resistance is
based on the study of subtype B of HIV-1, which only accounts for 10% of the worldwide HIV …

Surveillance of HIV transmitted drug resistance in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Avila-Rios, O Sued, SY Rhee, RW Shafer… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background HIV transmitted drug resistance (TDR) remains at moderate level in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC). However, different epidemiologic scenarios could …

Brazilian Network for HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance: a survey of individuals recently diagnosed with HIV

LA Inocencio, AA Pereira, MCA Sucupira… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Springer
Use of antiretrovirals is widespread in Brazil, where more than 200,000 individuals are
under treatment. Although general prevalence of primary antiretroviral resistance in Brazil is …

Origin and evolutionary history of HIV-1 subtype C in Brazil

G Bello, CPB Passaes, ML Guimaraes, RS Lorete… - Aids, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To investigate the origin and to reconstruct the onset date of the HIV-1 subtype C
epidemic in Brazil. Design: Three independent datasets of subtype C sequences isolated …

[HTML][HTML] The increasing prevalence of HIV-1 subtype C in Southern Brazil and its dispersion through the continent

T Gräf, AR Pinto - Virology, 2013 - Elsevier
The HIV-1 has evolved swiftly and the scenario of HIV-1 genetic diversity is constantly
changing. In South America, recombinant forms of subtypes B, F1, and BF1 have historically …

The HIV-1 subtype C epidemic in South America is linked to the United Kingdom

T de Oliveira, D Pillay, RJ Gifford… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The global spread of HIV-1 has been accompanied by the emergence of
genetically distinct viral strains. Over the past two decades subtype C viruses, which …

HIV genotypes and primary drug resistance among HIV-seropositive blood donors in Brazil: role of infected blood donors as sentinel populations for molecular …

CS Alencar, EC Sabino, SMF Carvalho… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: There are few surveillance studies analyzing genotypes or primary
(transmitted) drug resistance in HIV-infected blood donors in Brazil. The aim of this study …

Primary antiretroviral drug resistance among HIV type 1-infected individuals in Brazil

E Sprinz, EM Netto, MPJS Lima… - AIDS research and …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Infection with drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been
documented in all countries that have surveyed for it and may result in an unfavorable …

High-resolution phylogenetics and phylogeography of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C epidemic in South America

NMC Véras, RR Gray… - Journal of general …, 2011 - microbiologyresearch.org
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C (HIV-1C) represents 30–65% of HIV
infections in southern Brazil, and isolated cases of HIV-1C infection have also been reported …

Comprehensive characterization of HIV-1 molecular epidemiology and demographic history in the Brazilian region most heavily affected by AIDS

T Gräf, H Machado Fritsch, RM de Medeiros… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The high incidence of AIDS cases and the dominance of HIV-1 subtype C infections are two
features that distinguish the HIV-1 epidemic in the two southernmost Brazilian states (Rio …