Analysis of ART effects and drug resistance in adult HIV/AIDS patients in Meigu County, Liangshan Prefecture, China.

Background Objective: This study aimed to understand the basic situation of adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Meigu County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. The information of patients who had been on ART for more than 6 months, the effect of ART, the possible reasons for ART failure, knowledge of drug resistance among patients with ART failure and the possible reasons for the emergence of drug resistance were analyzed.

Methods: A total of 2753 people living with HIV (PLWH) were collected for HIV-1 RNA virus nucleic acid testing.