Research Article

Protease Inhibitor Resistance Is Uncommon in HIV-1 Subtype C Infected Patients on Failing Second-Line Lopinavir/r-Containing Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa

Table 1

Patient characteristics and mutations at failure of second-line therapy.

VariableMedian (inter quartile range)
Median (inter quartile range)No PI major mutations ( 𝑛 = 7 0 )PI major mutations ( 𝑛 = 5 )

Age (years)34 (29–40)
CD4+ T-cells/mm3141 (75–245)138 (80–229)246 (194–254)
HIV-1 RNA (copies/mL)184,779 (8790–166,300)61000 (15000–155000) 3260 (2200–33000)
Time on second-line (months)16 (7–18)

Regimens 𝑛
 LPV/r, AZT, ddI53
 LPV/r, 3TC, AZT8
 LPV/r, 3TC, TNF4
 LPV/r, 3TC, ABC2
 LPV/r, AZT, d4T2
 LPV/r, ddI, TNF2
 LPV/r, 3TC, ddI1
 LPV/r, 3TC, EFV1
 LPV/r, AZT, EFV1
 LPV/r, FTC, TNF1

Resistance Mutations 𝑛 ( % )
NRTI mutations26 (35%)
 M184V15 (20%)
 K65R0 (0%)
 Q151M1 (1%)
 TAMs10 (13%)
NNRTI mutations39 (52%)
 K103N16 (21%)
 V106M9 (12%)
Any PR mutations (major and minor)67 (89%)
Major LPV mutations5 (7%)
 M46I, L76V1
 M46I1
 L33F, I54S, V82A, I84V1
 L33F, M46I, I54V, I84V, L90M1
 M46I, I54V, L76V1