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CD4+ cell count and risk for antiretroviral drug resistance among women using peripartum nevirapine for perinatal HIV prevention.

Author(s): Dorton BJ, Mulindwa J, Li MS, Chintu NT, Chibwesha CJ, Mbewe F, Frenkel LM, Stringer JS, Chi BH

Affiliation(s): Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Lusaka, Zambia. bdorts9@gmail.com

Publication date & source: 2011-03, BJOG., 118(4):495-9. Epub 2010 Dec 24.

Publication type: Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between the antenatal CD4(+) cell count and the development of viral drug resistance following the use of peripartum nevirapine (NVP) for perinatal HIV prevention. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of data from a previously conducted randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Lusaka, Zambia. POPULATION: HIV-positive pregnant women. METHODS: We analysed the data from a clinical trial of single-dose tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) to reduce viral drug resistance associated with peripartum NVP. The trial population was categorised according to antenatal CD4(+) cell count (200-350, 351-500 and >500 cells/mul). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The relative risk for acquiring drug resistance, determined by consensus sequencing and oligonucleotide ligation assay (OLA), was estimated using multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: Of the 397 study participants, 119 (30%) had a CD4(+) count of 200-350 cells/mul, 135 (34%) had a CD4(+) count of 351-500 cells/mul and 143 (36%) had a CD4(+) count of >500 cells/mul. Among women receiving no intervention, the risk for drug resistance appeared to increase as the CD4(+) cell count decreased. Participants with CD4(+) cell counts of 200-350 cells/mul randomised to the study arm had the lowest risk, suggesting a higher efficacy of the intervention within this stratum. These results were consistent at 2 and 6 weeks, regardless of how drug resistance was measured. CONCLUSIONS: Women with CD4(+) cell counts of 200-350 cells/mul may be at increased risk for viral drug resistance following the use of peripartum NVP. Given the high prevalence of NVP resistance and the clear benefits of treatment, antiretroviral therapy should be initiated among pregnant women with CD4(+) cell counts of </=350 cells/mul. (c) 2010 The Authors Journal compilation (c) RCOG 2010 BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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