Abstract: One hundred copies of each patient's HIV-1 DNA were tested for NVP-resistance point-mutations (
K103N,
Y181C, and
G190A) with a sensitive oligonucleotide ligation assay that was able to detect mutants even at low concentrations (> or = 5% of the viral population).
Abstract: RESULTS: At initiation of NVP-ART, resistance mutations were identified in 38 (26%) of 148 participants given sdNVP (
K103N in 19 [13%],
Y181C in 8 [5%],
G190A in 28 [19%], and > or = 2 mutations in 15 [10%]), at a median 9.3 months after receipt of sdNVP.
Method: Banked plasma-poor whole blood specimens collected from women immediately prior to initiating NVP-ART were retrospectively assessed for three HIV-1
pol mutations conferring high-level resistance to ne