Prevalence of lamivudine drug resistance among hepatitis B virus untreated patients
Joint Event on 17th International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness & 2nd International Conference on Gastroenterology and Digestive Disorders
May 23-24, 2019 | Vienna, Austria
Milud Ahmed Salem, Fatie Moftah Alfazzani and Elfatah M Elnifro
Gharyan University, Libya Saint Jamis Hospital, Libya Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Libya University of Al-Marghib, Libya
Posters & Accepted Abstracts : J Nutr Hum Health
Abstract:
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) represents a global
health challenge due to its worldwide distribution and
serious complications. Mutations of HBV polymerase,
especially occurring at the highly conserved YMDD region,
are related to resistance to lamivudine. Although these
mutations are frequently secondary to lamivudine use,
they can also occur naturally.
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence
of genotypic resistance to lamivudine in HBV isolates
obtained from untreated HBV-infected individuals.
Methods: Quantitative real-time PCR assay was carried out
on One hundred and fifteen clinical specimens of chronic
carriers. The specimens were extracted and amplified
using INNO-LiPA HBV Drug Resistance primers and run on
a 2% agarose gel, YMDD variants were analyzed by the HBV
Drug Resistance Line Probe assay (Inno-Lipa HBV-DR).
Results: YMDD variants were detected in 40 (70.1%) of the
57 inactive HBV carriers. The YIDD mutant was presented
in all cases (40 cases), either alone or associated with
YVDD or V80+I80.
Conclusion: HBV genotypic resistance to lamivudine in
untreated HBV-infected is common.
Biography:
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milud.salem@jgu.edu.lyPDF HTML