title: Genetic Diversity and Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV-1 from Untreated Patients in Niamey, Niger.
abstract: The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of transmitted resistance to antiretroviral of HIV-1 circulating in Niger. We collected plasmas from 96 drug-naive patients followed up in the main HIV/AIDS Care Center of Niamey, the capital city of Niger. After RNA extraction and retrotranscription to proviral DNA, nested PCR was performed to amplify PR (codons 1-99) and RT (codons 1-240) fragments for sequencing. Sequences were analysed for phylogeny, then for resistance-associated mutations according to IAS-USA and Stanford's lists of mutations. We characterized six HIV-1 genetic variants: CRF02-AG (56.3%), CRF30_0206 (15.6%), subtype G (15.6%), CRF06_cpx (9.4%), CRF11_cpx (2.1%), and CRF01_AE (1%). About 8.3% of HIV strains had at least 1 resistance mutation: 4 strains with at least 1 mutation to NRTI, 5 for NNRTI, and 1 for PI, respectiveley 4.2%, 5.2%, and 1.0%. These preliminary results gave enough information for the need of instauring HIV drug resistance national surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bacteriology-Virology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Abdou Moumouni University, P.O. Box 237, Niamey, Niger ; National Reference Laboratory for STI/HIV/TB, P.O. Box 10 146, Niamey, Niger.
authors.forename: Saïdou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mamadou
authors.forename: Yahayé
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanki
authors.forename: Amadou Roufaï
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ali Maazou
authors.forename: Balki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aoula
authors.forename: Sanata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diallo