Julian W Tang1, Deenan Pillay. 1. Department of Virology, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical Schools, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The use of highly-active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) for treating HIV infections is increasing. Recent studies have demonstrated that HAART is improving both the length and quality of life in HIV-infected patients. Resistant strains of HIV arise when drug adherence is poor. This can lead to the transmission of drug-resistant strains of HIV to susceptible individuals. This can lead to suboptimal first-line therapy, if the resistance profile of the transmitted virus is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To review the mechanisms of how drug resistance arises; the methods used to characterise drug resistance; the problems arising with compliance leading to the development of drug-resistant HIV strains; the evidence for the incidence, prevalence and trends in the transmission of resistant HIV strains in different risk groups; and the evidence of suboptimal response to first-line therapy where transmission of a resistant HIV strain has occurred. On the basis of this, a case is presented for the routine resistance testing of all newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals. STUDY DESIGN: Literature review. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence, though limited at present, that transmission of drug-resistant HIV strains can lead to suboptimal response to first-line therapy in newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals. As the use of HAART can only increase in the future, and compliance will always be a problem in such HAART-treated patients, baseline resistance testing should become a routine part of their management.
BACKGROUND: The use of highly-active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) for treating HIV infections is increasing. Recent studies have demonstrated that HAART is improving both the length and quality of life in HIV-infectedpatients. Resistant strains of HIV arise when drug adherence is poor. This can lead to the transmission of drug-resistant strains of HIV to susceptible individuals. This can lead to suboptimal first-line therapy, if the resistance profile of the transmitted virus is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To review the mechanisms of how drug resistance arises; the methods used to characterise drug resistance; the problems arising with compliance leading to the development of drug-resistant HIV strains; the evidence for the incidence, prevalence and trends in the transmission of resistant HIV strains in different risk groups; and the evidence of suboptimal response to first-line therapy where transmission of a resistant HIV strain has occurred. On the basis of this, a case is presented for the routine resistance testing of all newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals. STUDY DESIGN: Literature review. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence, though limited at present, that transmission of drug-resistant HIV strains can lead to suboptimal response to first-line therapy in newly diagnosed HIV-infected individuals. As the use of HAART can only increase in the future, and compliance will always be a problem in such HAART-treated patients, baseline resistance testing should become a routine part of their management.
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