Prevalence of pretreatment drug resistance in persons initiating and reinitiating antiretroviral therapy in Sri Lanka: results from a national representative survey.
J ElwitigalaL RajapaksaSeth C InzauleK A M AriyaratneS JayasenaS KurleA PatilD KaleL SiriwardnaG SamaraweeraH PereraC JayakodyPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2023)
A high prevalence of efavirenz/nevirapine PDR was reported, especially in patients with prior ARV exposure, in women and those reporting being heterosexual. These findings highlight the need to fast-track the transition to the WHO-recommended dolutegravir-based first-line ART.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv infected patients
- cross sectional
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- adverse drug
- pregnancy outcomes
- cervical cancer screening
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- skeletal muscle
- hepatitis c virus
- south africa
- men who have sex with men
- type diabetes