Open AccessHigh Prevalence of HIV-1 Drug Resistance and Dynamics of Transmission Among High-Risk Populations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Author(s) -
Frantz Jean Louis,
Jean Wysler Domerçant,
Caroline Ignacio,
Sara Gianella,
Guethina Galbaud,
Maureen M. Leonard,
Davey M Smith,
Antoine Chaillon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002475
Subject(s) - transmission (telecommunications) , men who have sex with men , demography , medicine , drug resistance , hiv drug resistance , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , resistance mutation , environmental health , virology , biology , viral load , antiretroviral therapy , genetics , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering , reverse transcriptase , rna , syphilis , gene
In low HIV prevalence settings, understanding the transmission dynamics and the impact of drug resistance is critical to curb down the epidemic. This study aims to explore the prevalence and dynamics of transmission of HIV drug-resistance mutations (DRMs) among key populations in Haiti.