Abstract
We describe associations of pretreatment drug resistance (PDR) with clinical outcomes such as remaining in care, loss to follow-up (LTFU), viral suppression, and death in Mexico, in real-life clinical settings. We analyzed clinical outcomes after a two-year follow up period in participants of a large 2017–2018 nationally representative PDR survey cross-referenced with information of the national ministry of health HIV database. Participants were stratified according to prior ART exposure and presence of efavirenz/nevirapine PDR. Using a Fine-Gray model, we evaluated virological suppression among resistant patients, in a context of competing risk with lost to follow-up and death. A total of 1823 participants were followed-up by a median of 1.88 years (Interquartile Range (IQR): 1.59–2.02): 20 (1%) were classified as experienced + resistant; 165 (9%) naïve + resistant; 211 (11%) experienced + non-resistant; and 1427 (78%) as naïve + non-resistant. Being ART-experienced was associated with a lower probability of remaining in care (adjusted Hazard Ratio(aHR) = 0.68, 0.53–0.86, for the non-resistant group and aHR = 0.37, 0.17–0.84, for the resistant group, compared to the naïve + non-resistant group). Heterosexual cisgender women compared to men who have sex with men [MSM], had a lower viral suppression (aHR = 0.84, 0.70–1.01, p = 0.06) ART-experienced persons with NNRTI-PDR showed the worst clinical outcomes. This group was enriched with women and persons with lower education and unemployed, which suggests higher levels of social vulnerability.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 1569 |
Journal | Pathogens |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding: This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT SALUD-2017-01-289725), the Mexican Government (Programa Presupuestal P016; Anexo 13 del Decreto del Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grants PJT-148621 and PJT-159625). E.A.E., F.A.-E. and C.C. had funding provided by the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility at the University of Minnesota. August 2018–July 2019.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnolog?a (CONACyT SALUD-2017-01-289725), the Mexican Government (Programa Presupuestal P016; Anexo 13 del Decreto del Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federaci?n), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grants PJT-148621 and PJT-159625). E.A.E., F.A.-E. and C.C. had funding provided by the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility at the University of Minnesota. August 2018?July 2019.
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Keywords
- Drug resistance
- HIV
- Mexico
- Public health
- Surveillance