Prevalence of transmitted drug resistance and phylogenetic analysis of HIV-1 among antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients in Northern Vietnam from 2019 to 2022

• DOI: 10.35772/ghm.2023.01112
• Publication Date: 2024-02-21T22:13:32Z
• Authors: Giang Van Tran; Tsunefusa Hayashida; An Luong-Dieu Dang; Moeko Nagai; Shoko Matsumoto; Linh Khanh Tran; Hoa Nguyen-Minh Le; Trang Dinh Van; Junko Tanuma; Thach Ngoc Pham; Shinichi Oka
• Keywords: HIV drug resistance; Antiretroviral drug

Since the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV, transmitted drug resistance (TDR) has become a major concern in Vietnam. HIV services there are transitioning to be covered by social insurance. Access pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is being expanded tackle growing epidemic among men who have sex with men. Therefore, cross-sectional study was conducted at 10 ART facilities Northern Vietnam from 9