Open AccessSurveillance of Transmitted HIV Drug Resistance Using Matched Plasma and Dried Blood Spot Specimens From Voluntary Counseling and Testing Sites in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2007–2008
Author(s) -
Nguyen Bui Duc,
Bui Thu Hien,
Nick Wagar,
Tran Hong Tram,
Giang Truong Le,
Chunfu Yang,
Mitchell I. Wolfe,
Nguyễn Trần Hiển,
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir1049
Subject(s) - medicine , ho chi minh , voluntary counseling and testing , hiv drug resistance , drug resistance , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , drug injection , family medicine , virology , antiretroviral therapy , viral load , health services , health facility , population , socioeconomics , sociology , low income , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
During 2007-2008, surveillance of transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance (TDR) was performed following World Health Organization guidance among clients with newly diagnosed HIV infection attending voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) sites in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. Moderate (5%-15%) TDR to nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) was observed among VCT clients aged 18-21 years. Follow-up surveillance of TDR in HCMC and other geographic regions of Vietnam is warranted. Data generated will guide the national HIV drug resistance surveillance strategy and support selection of current and future first-line antiretroviral therapy and HIV prevention programs.
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