Notable transmitted HIV drug resistance among people who inject drugs in Pakistan
Findings suggest significant transmitted HIV drug resistance present among PWID, exacerbated by unsafe injection practices, particularly professional injection. Low testing rates signal a need for more comprehensive testing programs to improve HIV status awareness and ART coverage in Pakistan. These gaps remain especially urgent given persistent challenges in the national response, including low ART coverage, poor adherence, and limited access to genotypic resistance testing.
Authors
- Chris Archibald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9460-980X)
- Faran Emmanuel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7901-0257)
- François Cholette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-8128)
- Marissa Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9235-0547)
- Tahira Reza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7935-0350)
- Souradet Y. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0982-1302)
- Paul Sandstrom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-3664)
- Stephanie Melnychuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8509-6310)
- Nosheen Dar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-445X)
- Laura H. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3792-9772)
- James Blanchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-590X)
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- AIDS Vancouver (CA)
- Abdus Salam Centre for Physics (PK)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaf425
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00