Analysis of drug resistance in HIV-1 infected patients with failed virological inhibition in Guangyuan City from 2017 to 2021
Objective To analyze the drug resistance of human immunodeficiency virus-1(HIV-1)infected patients with failed antiretroviral therapy(ART)in Guangyuan City,and to provide scientific basis for improving the success rate of treatment.Methods Plasma samples from HIV-1 ART failures treated for more than six months in Guangyuan City from 2017 to 2021 were analyzed for drug resistance detection and subtypes.Rates were compared by Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test,and differences were considered statistically significant with P<0.05.Results There were 332 cases of HIV-1 virological suppression failure infections in Guangyuan City from 2017 to 2021,with a drug resistance rate of 47.3%.Drug resistance rates to nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors(NRTIs),non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors(NNRTIs)and protease inhibitors(PIs)were 25.7%,42.1%and 2.4%,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant(x2=129.8,P<0.001).Among the NRTIs,abacavir(ABC)had the highest resistance rate(23.6%),and M184 resistance mutation site was the most common(42.8%).Among the NNRTIs,efavirenz(EFV)and nevirapine(NVP)had consistent and high resistance rates of 35.3%,and K103 resistance mutation site was the most common(59.4%).Among the PIs,the highest resistance rate was 1.7%for tiranavir(TPV/r),and Q58 resistance mutation site was the most common(2.9%).Genetic subtypes were dominated by circulating recombinant form(CRF)01_AE subtype(40.8%)and CRF07_BC subtype(39.7%).However,CRF85_BC and A subtypes had the highest resistance rate(100%),followed by CRF55_01B subtype(80.0%).Conclusions Antiviral treatment management work in Guangyuan City had achieved a certain success from 2017 to 2021.However,there are still multiple drug-resistant strains and complex drug-resistant gene mutation sites.Drug resistance monitoring and standardized drug use should be strengthened and the quality of antiviral treatment should be improved.