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The HIV/AIDS epidemic is an ongoing threat to public health. Its elimination requires greater efforts to broaden antiretroviral treatment coverage, availability and personalization. HIV drug resistance is currently a global problem due to its continuing increase in recent years, undermining efficacy of antiretroviral therapy. Pretreatment HIV drug-resistance surveillance is part of WHO's strategy for addressing antiretroviral drug resistance. This paper describes and analyzes pretreatment HIV drug-resistance surveillance in Cuba. It presents a chronology of HIV resistance studies in untreated patients, along with their results and programmatic actions related to first- and second-line treatment regimens. Cuba's incorporation into the Global HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance Laboratories Network and the advantages of having a WHO-designated laboratory in which to conduct periodic studies of HIV drug-resistance surveillance are described. HIV drug-resistance surveillance in Cuba is a necessary tool in HIV/AIDS monitoring and control, as it obtains population-scale data used to inform programmatic decisions related to optimizing first- and second-line treatments for children and adults, as well as helping meet goals of eliminating HIV transmission.
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Farmacorresistência Viral , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/virologia , Adulto , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Criança , Cuba/epidemiologia , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle , HumanosRESUMO
INTRODUCCIÓN: la amplificación del ADN proviral del VIH-1, constituye un método preferencial para el diagnóstico perinatal, empleado en Cuba desde 1992. El estuche AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA es un ensayo cualitativo in vitro para la detección del ADN proviral de VIH-1 en sangre total. OBJETIVO: en el presente trabajo se reportan los resultados del empleo de este estuche por primera vez en Cuba para el diagnóstico perinatal de VIH-1. MÉTODOS: entre 2005 y 2007 se trabajaron mediante el estuche AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA, 346 muestras de sangre total de niños nacidos de madres seropositivas al VIH-1. RESULTADOS: del total de muestras trabajadas, 6 resultaron positivas y 340 fueron negativas. CONCLUSIONES: el estuche fue reproducible en las condiciones cubanas y los resultados obtenidos permitieron realizar el diagnóstico y seguimiento de niños nacidos de madres seropositivas.
INTRODUCTION: HIV-1 proviral DNA amplification is the preferential method for HIV diagnosis infection in infants and it has been used in Cuba since 1992. AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit is an in vitro qualitative assay for the detection of HIV-1 proviral DNA in the whole blood. OBJECTIVE: this paper showed the results of the use of this kit for the first time in Cuba for the perinatal diagnosis of HIV-1 infection. METHODS: three hundred forty six whole blood samples from children of HIV seropositive women were analyzed by the AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit in the period 2005-2007. RESULTS: among the tested samples, six were positive, and 340 negative. CONCLUSIONS: the assay was reproducible under the Cuban conditions and the achieved results made the diagnosis and follow up of children of HIV-1 seropositive mothers possible.
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Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Sorodiagnóstico da AIDS/métodos , DNA Viral/análise , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , HIV-1 , CubaRESUMO
INTRODUCCIÓN: la amplificación del ADN proviral del VIH-1, constituye un método preferencial para el diagnóstico perinatal, empleado en Cuba desde 1992. El estuche AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA es un ensayo cualitativo in vitro para la detección del ADN proviral de VIH-1 en sangre total. OBJETIVO: en el presente trabajo se reportan los resultados del empleo de este estuche por primera vez en Cuba para el diagnóstico perinatal de VIH-1. MÉTODOS: entre 2005 y 2007 se trabajaron mediante el estuche AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA, 346 muestras de sangre total de niños nacidos de madres seropositivas al VIH-1. RESULTADOS: del total de muestras trabajadas, 6 resultaron positivas y 340 fueron negativas. CONCLUSIONES: el estuche fue reproducible en las condiciones cubanas y los resultados obtenidos permitieron realizar el diagnóstico y seguimiento de niños nacidos de madres seropositivas (AU)
INTRODUCTION: HIV-1 proviral DNA amplification is the preferential method for HIV diagnosis infection in infants and it has been used in Cuba since 1992. AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit is an in vitro qualitative assay for the detection of HIV-1 proviral DNA in the whole blood. OBJECTIVE: this paper showed the results of the use of this kit for the first time in Cuba for the perinatal diagnosis of HIV-1 infection. METHODS: three hundred forty six whole blood samples from children of HIV seropositive women were analyzed by the AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit in the period 2005-2007. RESULTS: among the tested samples, six were positive, and 340 negative. CONCLUSIONS: the assay was reproducible under the Cuban conditions and the achieved results made the diagnosis and follow up of children of HIV-1 seropositive mothers possible (AU)
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Humanos , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas , Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico , Técnicas de Amplificação de Ácido Nucleico/métodos , HIV-1/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Cuidado Pós-Natal , CubaRESUMO
INTRODUCCIÓN: la amplificación del ADN proviral del VIH-1, constituye un método preferencial para el diagnóstico perinatal, empleado en Cuba desde 1992. El estuche AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA es un ensayo cualitativo in vitro para la detección del ADN proviral de VIH-1 en sangre total. OBJETIVO: en el presente trabajo se reportan los resultados del empleo de este estuche por primera vez en Cuba para el diagnóstico perinatal de VIH-1. MÉTODOS: entre 2005 y 2007 se trabajaron mediante el estuche AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA, 346 muestras de sangre total de niños nacidos de madres seropositivas al VIH-1. RESULTADOS: del total de muestras trabajadas, 6 resultaron positivas y 340 fueron negativas. CONCLUSIONES: el estuche fue reproducible en las condiciones cubanas y los resultados obtenidos permitieron realizar el diagnóstico y seguimiento de niños nacidos de madres seropositivas (AU)
INTRODUCTION: HIV-1 proviral DNA amplification is the preferential method for HIV diagnosis infection in infants and it has been used in Cuba since 1992. AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit is an in vitro qualitative assay for the detection of HIV-1 proviral DNA in the whole blood. OBJECTIVE: this paper showed the results of the use of this kit for the first time in Cuba for the perinatal diagnosis of HIV-1 infection. METHODS: three hundred forty six whole blood samples from children of HIV seropositive women were analyzed by the AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit in the period 2005-2007. RESULTS: among the tested samples, six were positive, and 340 negative. CONCLUSIONS: the assay was reproducible under the Cuban conditions and the achieved results made the diagnosis and follow up of children of HIV-1 seropositive mothers possible (AU)
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INTRODUCTION: HIV-1 proviral DNA amplification is the preferential method for HIV diagnosis infection in infants and it has been used in Cuba since 1992. AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit is an in vitro qualitative assay for the detection of HIV-1 proviral DNA in the whole blood. OBJECTIVE: this paper showed the results of the use of this kit for the first time in Cuba for the perinatal diagnosis of HIV-1 infection. METHODS: three hundred forty six whole blood samples from children of HIV seropositive women were analyzed by the AMPLICOR HIV-1 DNA kit in the period 2005-2007. RESULTS: among the tested samples, six were positive, and 340 negative. CONCLUSIONS: the assay was reproducible under the Cuban conditions and the achieved results made the diagnosis and follow up of children of HIV-1 seropositive mothers possible.
