Modern diagnostic technologies for HIV

NP Pai, A Karellis, J Kim, T Peter - The Lancet HIV, 2020 - thelancet.com
Novel diagnostic technologies, including nanotechnology, microfluidics,-omics science, next-
generation sequencing, genomics big data, and machine learning, could contribute to …

Are we ready for NGS HIV drug resistance testing? The second “winnipeg consensus” symposium

H Ji, P Sandstrom, R Paredes, PR Harrigan… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
HIV drug resistance is a major global challenge to successful and sustainable antiretroviral
therapy. Next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) assays …

Subtle longitudinal alterations in Env sequence potentiate differences in sensitivity to broadly neutralizing antibodies following acute HIV-1 subtype C infection

T Mandizvo, N Gumede, B Ndlovu, S Ndlovu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) for HIV-1 prevention or cure strategies must inhibit
transmitted/founder and reservoir viruses. Establishing sensitivity of circulating viruses to …

Evolutionary dynamics of HIV-1 subtype C in Brazil

B Souto, V Triunfante, A Santos-Pereira, J Martins… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The extensive genetic diversity of HIV-1 is a major challenge for the prevention and
treatment of HIV-1 infections. Subtype C accounts for most of the HIV-1 infections in the …

Spectrum of atazanavir-selected protease inhibitor-resistance mutations

SY Rhee, M Boehm, O Tarasova, G Di Teodoro… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ritonavir-boosted atazanavir is an option for second-line therapy in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). We analyzed publicly available HIV-1 protease sequences from …

Phylogenetic and demographic characterization of directed HIV-1 transmission using deep sequences from high-risk and general population cohorts/groups in …

N Bbosa, D Ssemwanga, A Ssekagiri, X Xi, Y Mayanja… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Across sub-Saharan Africa, key populations with elevated HIV-1 incidence and/or
prevalence have been identified, but their contribution to disease spread remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Current landscape and future directions of synthetic biology in South America

ES Gomez-Hinostroza, N Gurdo… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic biology (SynBio) is a rapidly advancing multidisciplinary field in which South
American countries such as Chile, Argentina, and Brazil have made notable contributions …

HIV-1 genetic diversity and transmitted drug resistance to integrase strand transfer inhibitors among recently diagnosed adults in Porto Alegre, South Brazil

CC Nunes, A Sita, L Mallmann… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The HIV-1 genetic diversity and the presence of transmitted drug resistance
mutations (TDRMs) against integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) were assessed …

VirStrain: a strain identification tool for RNA viruses

H Liao, D Cai, Y Sun - Genome Biology, 2022 - Springer
Viruses change constantly during replication, leading to high intra-species diversity.
Although many changes are neutral or deleterious, some can confer on the virus different …

Evaluation of HIV-1 antiretroviral drug resistance profiles in the peripheral blood reservoir of successfully treated persons using massive sequencing and viral full …

OM Botelho, RP Basso, LD Da Mota… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Antiretroviral therapy has revolutionized HIV treatment, increasing quality and
life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH). However, the expansion of treatment has …