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HIV infection and HIV drug resistance

Antiretroviral resistance patterns in children with HIV infection
Nuttall J, Pillay V

Nuttall Antiretroviral resistance patterns in HIV affected children Current Infect Dis Reports 2019

This is an update on the patterns of HIV drug resistance in children

  1. Name 4 classes of HIV drugs, and 1 or 2 examples of each of these
  2. Define what Acquired Drug Resistance, Transmitted Drug Resistance, and Pre-treatment Drug Resistance mean
  3. What is the WHO resistance threshold for changing to a different empiric first-line ART therapy, and why?
  4. What class of HIV drugs has the highest rates of resistance in children worldwide?
  5. What is WHO’s recommended second-line treatment now?
  6. When should a child be changed from first-line therapy to second-line therapy?

August 2019 CME Q&A HIV infection and ART resistance