Prevalence of Low-Frequency, Antiviral Resistance Variants in SARS-CoV-2 Isolates in Ontario, Canada, 2020-2023.
JAMA Netw Open
; 6(7): e2324963, 2023 07 03.
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| ID: mdl-37477915
ABSTRACT
Importance Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is an oral antiviral medication that improves outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 infections. However, there is concern that antiviral resistance will develop and that these viruses could be selected for after treatment. Objective:
To determine the prevalence of low-frequency SARS-CoV-2 variants in patient samples that could be selected for by nirmatrelvir-ritonavir. Design, Setting, andParticipants:
This retrospective cohort study was conducted at 4 laboratories that serve community hospitals, academic tertiary care centers, and COVID-19 assessment centers in Ontario, Canada. Participants included symptomatic or asymptomatic patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus and submitted virus samples for diagnostic testing between March 2020 and January 2023. Exposure SARS-CoV-2 infection. Main Outcomes andMeasures:
Samples with sufficient viral load underwent next-generation genome sequencing to identify low-frequency antiviral resistance variants that could not be identified through conventional sequencing.Results:
This study included 78â¯866 clinical samples with next-generation whole-genome sequencing data for SARS-CoV-2. Low-frequency variants in the viral nsp5 gene were identified in 128 isolates (0.16%), and no single variant associated with antiviral resistance was predominate. Conclusions and Relevance This cohort study of low-frequency variants resistant to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir found that these variants were very rare in samples from patients with SARS-CoV-2, suggesting that selection of these variants by nirmatrelvir-ritonavir following the initiation of treatment may also be rare. Surveillance efforts that involve sequencing of viral isolates should continue to monitor for novel resistance variants as nirmatrelvir-ritonavir is used more broadly.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
JAMA Netw Open
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá