Prevalence of transmitted HIV drug resistance among newly diagnosed antiretroviral therapy-naive pregnant women in Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi

Clin Infect Dis. 2012 May;54 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S324-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir993.

Abstract

In 2006, a survey of transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance (TDR) was conducted in Lilongwe, Malawi. The survey followed the World Health Organization method to classify TDR to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), and protease inhibitors (PIs) among primigravid women aged <25 years. Results of the 2006 survey showed <5% TDR in all drug classes. In 2009, TDR surveys using the same method were repeated in Lilongwe and expanded to Blantyre. Findings show that in Lilongwe TDR to NRTIs and PIs was <5%, whereas TDR to NNRTIs was 5%-15%. In Blantyre, TDR was <5% to all drug classes. Observed moderate TDR in Lilongwe is cause for concern and signals the need for closer monitoring of Malawi's antiretroviral therapy program.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Drug Resistance, Viral
  • Female
  • Genotyping Techniques
  • HIV / drug effects*
  • HIV / genetics
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / transmission*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Malawi / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology*
  • Prevalence
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents