Q151M-mediated multinucleoside resistance: prevalence, risk factors, and response to salvage therapy

Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Feb 1;38(3):433-7. doi: 10.1086/381097. Epub 2004 Jan 6.

Abstract

Among 470 patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and/or human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV/AIDS) who underwent genotype resistance testing (GRT) after the failure of therapy, 17 (3.6%) harbored the Q151M mutation. The Q151M mutation was associated with younger age, lower CD4(+) lymphocyte count, higher HIV RNA level, and treatment with >2 pre-GRT regimens. By contrast, the Q151M mutation was inversely associated with lamivudine administration. A full reversion of the Q151M mutation was observed in 5 of 5 patients who underwent treatment interruption after GRT. The reversion was followed by a response to salvage therapy in 4 (80%) of 5 patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple / genetics*
  • Female
  • Glutamine / genetics
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV Reverse Transcriptase / genetics*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Lamivudine / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Methionine / genetics
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Prevalence
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Risk Factors
  • Salvage Therapy*

Substances

  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • Glutamine
  • Lamivudine
  • Methionine
  • HIV Reverse Transcriptase