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Appendices

Appendix 1. CENTRAL search strategy

ID

Search

#1

MeSH descriptor: [HIV Infections] explode all trees

#2

MeSH descriptor: [HIV] explode all trees

#3

hiv or hiv‐1* or hiv‐2* or hiv1 or hiv2 or (hiv near infect*) or (human immunodeficiency virus) or (human immunedeficiency virus) or (human immune‐deficiency virus) or (human immuno‐deficiency virus) or (human immune deficiency virus) or (human immuno deficiency virus) or (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) or (acquired immunedeficiency syndrome) or (acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome) or (acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome) or (acquired immun* deficiency syndrome)

#4

MeSH descriptor: [Lymphoma, AIDS‐Related] this term only

#5

MeSH descriptor: [Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral] this term only

#6

#1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5

#7

[mh ^genotype] or genotype:ti,ab,kw or [mh "genotypic techniques"] or genotypic:ti,ab,kw or genotyping:ti,ab,kw or genotypical:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#8

[mh ^phenotype] or phenotype:ti,ab,kw or phenotypic:ti,ab,kw or phenotyping:ti,ab,kw or phenotypical:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#9

(resistance or resistant):ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#10

#7 or #8 or #9

#11

(test or tests or tested or testing or assay or assays):ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#12

#10 and #11

#13

[mh "drug resistance"] or resistance:ti,ab,kw or resistant:ti,ab,kw (Word variations have been searched)

#14

#6 and #12 and #13 Publication Year from 1989 to xxx, in Trials

Appendix 2. PubMed search strategy

Search

Query

#11

Search (((#1 AND #7 AND #8 AND #9))) AND ("1989/01/01"[Date ‐ Publication] : "xxxx/xx/xx"[Date ‐ Publication])

#10

Search (#1 AND #7 AND #8 AND #9)

#9

Search (randomized controlled trial [pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] OR randomized [tiab] OR placebo [tiab] OR drug therapy [sh] OR randomly [tiab] OR trial [tiab] OR groups [tiab] OR cohort studies[mh:noexp] OR cohort[tiab] OR longitudinal studies[mh:noexp] OR longitudinal[tiab] OR follow‐up studies[mh:noexp] OR follow‐up[tiab] OR followup[tiab] OR prospective studies[mh:noexp] OR prospective[tiab] OR retrospective studies[mh:noexp] OR retrospective[tiab] OR epidemiologic studies[mh:noexp]) NOT (animals [mh] NOT humans [mh])

#8

Search (drug resistance[mh] OR resistance[tiab] OR resistant[tiab])

#7

Search (#5 AND #6)

#6

Search (test[tiab] OR tests[tiab] OR testing[tiab] OR tested[tiab] OR assay[tiab] OR assays[tiab])

#5

Search (#2 OR #3 OR #4)

#4

Search (resistance[tiab] OR resistant[tiab])

#3

Search (phenotype[mh:noexp] OR phenotype[tiab] OR phenotypic[tiab] OR phenotyping[tiab] OR phenotypical[tiab])

#2

Search (genotype[mh:noexp] OR genotypic techniques[mh] genotype[tiab] OR genotypic[tiab] OR genotyping[tiab] OR genotypical[tiab])

#1

Search (HIV Infections[MeSH] OR HIV[MeSH] OR hiv[tiab] OR hiv‐1*[tiab] OR hiv‐2*[tiab] OR hiv1[tiab] OR hiv2[tiab] OR hiv infect*[tiab] OR human immunodeficiency virus[tiab] OR human immunedeficiency virus[tiab] OR human immuno‐deficiency virus[tiab] OR human immune‐deficiency virus[tiab] OR ((human immun*[tiab]) AND (deficiency virus[tiab])) OR acquired immunodeficiency syndrome[tiab] OR acquired immunedeficiency syndrome[tiab] OR acquired immuno‐deficiency syndrome[tiab] OR acquired immune‐deficiency syndrome[tiab] OR ((acquired immun*[tiab]) AND (deficiency syndrome[tiab]))

Appendix 3. Embase search strategy

No.

Query

#17

#1 AND #7 AND #8 AND #16

#16

#11 NOT #15

#15

#12 NOT #14

#14

#12 AND #13

#13

'human'/de OR 'normal human'/de OR 'human cell'/de

#12

'animal'/de OR 'animal experiment'/de OR 'invertebrate'/de OR 'animal tissue'/de OR 'animal cell'/de OR 'nonhuman'/de

#11

#9 OR #10

#10

'randomized controlled trial'/de OR 'randomized controlled trial' OR random*:ab,ti OR trial:ti OR allocat*:ab,ti OR factorial*:ab,ti OR placebo*:ab,ti OR assign*:ab,ti OR volunteer*:ab,ti OR 'crossover procedure'/de OR 'crossover procedure' OR 'double‐blind procedure'/de OR 'double‐blind procedure' OR 'single‐blind procedure'/de OR 'single‐blind procedure' OR (doubl* NEAR/3 blind*):ab,ti OR (singl*:ab,ti AND blind*:ab,ti) OR crossover*:ab,ti OR cross+over*:ab,ti OR (cross NEXT/1 over*):ab,ti

#9

'prospective study'/de OR prospective:ab,ti OR 'cohort analysis'/de OR cohort:ab,ti OR 'longitudinal study' OR longitudinal:ab,ti OR 'experimental design'/de OR 'retrospective study'/de OR retrospective:ab,ti OR 'follow up'/de OR 'follow+up':ab,ti OR followup:ab,ti

#8

'drug resistance'/exp OR resistance:ab,ti OR resistant:ab,ti

#7

#5 AND #6

#6

test:ab,ti OR tests:ab,ti OR testing:ab,ti OR tested:ab,ti OR assay:ab,ti OR assays:ab,ti

#5

#2 OR #3 OR #4

#4

resistance:ab,ti OR resistant:ab,ti

#3

'phenotype'/de OR phenotype:ab,ti OR phenotypic:ab,ti OR phenotyping:ab,ti OR genotypical:ab,ti

#2

'genotyping technique'/de OR genotype:ab,ti OR genotypic:ab,ti OR genotyping:ab,ti OR genotypical:ab,ti

#1

'human immunodeficiency virus infection'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus'/exp OR 'human immunodeficiency virus':ab,ti OR 'human immuno+deficiency virus':ab,ti OR 'human immunedeficiency virus':ab,ti OR 'human immune+deficiency virus':ab,ti OR hiv:ab,ti OR 'hiv‐1':ab,ti OR 'hiv‐2':ab,ti OR 'acquired immunodeficiency syndrome':ab,ti OR 'acquired immuno+deficiency syndrome':ab,ti OR 'acquired immunedeficiency syndrome':ab,ti OR 'acquired immune+deficiency syndrome':ab,ti

Appendix 4. Cochrane ‘Risk of bias' tool

Domain

Description

Review authors’ judgement

Sequence generation

Describe the method used to generate the allocation sequence in sufficient detail to allow an assessment of whether it should produce comparable groups.

Was the allocation sequence adequately generated?

Allocation concealment

Describe the method used to conceal the allocation sequence in sufficient detail to determine whether intervention allocations could have been foreseen in advance of, or during, enrolment.

Was allocation adequately concealed?

Blinding of participants, personnel, and outcome assessors
Assessments should be made for each main outcome (or class of outcomes)

Describe all measures used, if any, to blind study participants and personnel from knowledge of which intervention a participant received. Provide any information related to whether the intended blinding was effective.

Was knowledge of the allocated intervention adequately prevented during the study?

Incomplete outcome data
Assessments should be made for each main outcome (or class of outcomes)

Describe the completeness of outcome data for each main outcome, including attrition and exclusions from analysis. State whether attrition and exclusions were reported, the numbers in each intervention group (compared with total randomized participants), reasons for attrition/exclusions when reported, and any re‐inclusions in analyses performed by the review authors.

Were incomplete outcome data adequately addressed?

Selective outcome reporting

State how the possibility of selective outcome reporting was examined by the review authors and what was found.

Are reports of the study free of the suggestion of selective outcome reporting?

Other sources of bias

State any important concerns about bias not addressed in the other domains in the tool.

If particular questions/entries were prespecified in the review protocol, responses should be provided for each question/entry.

Was the study apparently free of other problems that could put it at high risk of bias?

PRISMA study flow diagram.
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Figure 1

PRISMA study flow diagram.

‘Risk of bias' summary: review authors' judgements about each ‘Risk of bias' item for each included study.
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Figure 2

‘Risk of bias' summary: review authors' judgements about each ‘Risk of bias' item for each included study.

‘Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each ‘Risk of bias' item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Figure 3

‘Risk of bias' graph: review authors' judgements about each ‘Risk of bias' item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing versus no resistance testing, outcome: 1.2 Virological failure.
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Figure 4

Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing versus no resistance testing, outcome: 1.2 Virological failure.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.1 Mortality.
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Figure 5

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.1 Mortality.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.2 Virological failure.
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Figure 6

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.2 Virological failure.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.3 Change in CD4 cell count.
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Figure 7

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.3 Change in CD4 cell count.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.4 Progression to AIDS.
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Figure 8

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.4 Progression to AIDS.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.5 Adverse events.
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Figure 9

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.5 Adverse events.

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.6 Change in viral load.
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Figure 10

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, outcome: 1.6 Change in viral load.

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 1 Mortality.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 1 Mortality.

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 2 Virological failure.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 2 Virological failure.

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 3 Change in CD4 cell count.
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 3 Change in CD4 cell count.

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 4 Progression to AIDS.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 4 Progression to AIDS.

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 5 Adverse events.
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 5 Adverse events.

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 6 Change in viral load.
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT, Outcome 6 Change in viral load.

Comparison 2 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for type of RT, Outcome 1 Mortality.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for type of RT, Outcome 1 Mortality.

Comparison 2 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for type of RT, Outcome 2 Virological failure.
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for type of RT, Outcome 2 Virological failure.

Comparison 3 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for expert advice, Outcome 1 Mortality.
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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for expert advice, Outcome 1 Mortality.

Comparison 3 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for expert advice, Outcome 2 Virological failure.
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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for expert advice, Outcome 2 Virological failure.

Comparison 4 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for age, Outcome 1 Mortality.
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Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for age, Outcome 1 Mortality.

Comparison 4 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for age, Outcome 2 Virological failure.
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Analysis 4.2

Comparison 4 RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for age, Outcome 2 Virological failure.

Comparison 5 RT versus no RT: sensitivity analyses for risk of bias (RoB), Outcome 1 Mortality.
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Analysis 5.1

Comparison 5 RT versus no RT: sensitivity analyses for risk of bias (RoB), Outcome 1 Mortality.

Comparison 5 RT versus no RT: sensitivity analyses for risk of bias (RoB), Outcome 2 Virological failure.
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Analysis 5.2

Comparison 5 RT versus no RT: sensitivity analyses for risk of bias (RoB), Outcome 2 Virological failure.

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Resistance testing versus no resistance testing in HIV‐positive people

Resistance testing versus no resistance testing in HIV‐positive people

Patient or population: HIV‐positive people
Setting: all settings
Intervention: resistance testing
Comparison: no resistance testing

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

Number of participants
(trials)

Certainty of the evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with no resistance testing

Risk with resistance testing

Mortality

Study population

OR 0.89
(0.36 to 2.22)

1140
(5 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
MODERATEa,b,c

Due to imprecision

Resistance testing probably has little or no impact on mortality

22 per 1000

20 per 1000
(8 to 47)

Virological failure

Study population

OR 0.70
(0.56 to 0.87)

1728
(10 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
LOWa,d,e,f

Due to risk of bias and publication bias

Resistance testing may reduce the risk of virological failure

660 per 1000

576 per 1000
(521 to 628)

Change in CD4 cell count

Mean change in CD4 cell count was 0.

MD 1 lower
(12.49 lower to 10.5 higher)

1349
(7 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
MODERATEa,d

Due to risk of bias

Resistance testing probably has little or no effect on change in CD4 cell count

Progression to AIDS

Study population

OR 0.64
(0.31 to 1.29)

809
(3 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
MODERATEg

Due to indirectness

Resistance testing probably has little or no impact on progression to AIDS

67 per 1000

44 per 1000
(22 to 85)

Adverse events

Study population

OR 0.89
(0.51 to 1.55)

808
(4 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
LOWh,i

Due to risk of bias and indirectness

Resistance testing may have little or no effect on adverse effects

74 per 1000

66 per 1000
(39 to 110)

Change in viral load

Mean change in viral load was 0.

MD 0.23 lower
(0.35 lower to 0.11 lower)

1837
(10 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
MODERATEa,j

Due to risk of bias

Resistance testing probably results in a lower viral load

Quality of life ‐ not reported

New opportunistic infection ‐ not reported

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; MD: mean difference; OR: odds ratio; RCT: randomized controlled trial

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect

aRisk of bias: all studies included for this outcome were not blinded, but we did not downgrade for this, as lack of blinding is unlikely to introduce bias.
bRisk of bias: one included study was at high risk of bias overall, but it contributed 16.1% of the data (Wegner 2004). We did not downgrade for this.
cDowngraded by 1 for imprecision: CIs for the odds ratio include considerable harm and considerable benefit. We downgraded one point for this.
dDowngraded by 1 for risk of bias: four of the included studies (˜ 37% of data) were at high or unclear risk of bias (Cingolani 2002;Cohen 2002;Haubrich 2005;Rubini 2002).
eIndirectness: the included studies used different cutoffs to define virological failure. We did not downgrade for this.
fDowngraded by 1 for publication bias: based on funnel plot asymmetry and a positive Egger's test.
gDowngraded by 1 for indirectness: "progression to AIDS" was not defined uniformly across studies.
hDowngraded by 1 for risk of bias: all studies included for this outcome were not blinded and adverse events could be interpreted subjectively.
iDowngraded by 1 for indirectness: "adverse event" was not defined uniformly across studies. We downgraded one point for this.
jDowngraded by 1 for risk of bias: four of the included studies (˜ 34% of data) were at high or unclear risk of bias (Cingolani 2002;Cohen 2002;Haubrich 2005;Rubini 2002).

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Resistance testing versus no resistance testing in HIV‐positive people
Table 1. Additional characteristics of included studies

Trial ID (acronym)

Location

Exposure criteria

Definition of virological failure at entry

Type of resistance testing compared to control

Primary virological success cutoff point (copies/mL)

Expert opinion

Duration of follow‐up (weeks)

Baxter 2000

USA

A combination antiretroviral regimen containing a single PI (indinavir, nelfinavir, saquinavir, or

ritonavir) and 2 NRTIs

Four conditions: (1) patient taking a current triple‐drug regimen for at least 16 weeks; (2) a locally determined screening HIV‐1‐RNA level > 20,000 copies/mL by the Roche Amplicor HIV‐1 assay or > 10,000 copies/mL by the Chiron branched chain (bDNA) assay within 6 weeks before a required baseline visit; (3) documentation that the screening HIV‐1‐RNA level was 3‐fold greater than the nadir HIV‐1‐RNA level while on the triple‐drug regimen, or that the nadir was < 500 copies/mL; and (4) a centrally determined HIV‐1‐RNA level > 5000 copies/mL by the Chiron 2.0 bDNA assay using plasma collected at the baseline visit

Genotype

NA

Yes

12

Cingolani 2002 (ARGENTA)

Italy

At least 2 months on a highly active

antiretroviral regimen

Two conditions: (1) plasma viral load > 2000 copies/mL in at least two consecutive determinations; or (2) < 1 log reduction in HIV RNA more than 2 months after the start of the last regimen

Genotype

< 500

Yes

12

Cohen 2002

USA

At least 2 NRTIs and only one PI, taken for at least

1 month before screening

HIV‐1‐RNA plasma levels ≥ 2000 copies/mL

Phenotype

< 400

No

16

Dunn 2005 (ERA)

UK

On ART

Most recent HIV‐1‐RNA plasma viral load (VL) exceeding 2000 copies/mL

Genotype

< 50

No

52

Durant 1999 (VIRADAPT)

France

At least 6 months of treatment with nucleoside

analogues and at least 3 months of treatment with a protease

inhibitor

Plasma HIV‐1‐RNA > 10,000 copies/mL

Genotype

< 200

No

24

Green 2006 (PERA (PENTA 8))

Italy, Brazil, UK, Spain, Germany, Portugal

Greater exposure than 2 or 3 nucleoside reverse

transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) for < 2 years

Most recent HIV‐1‐RNA plasma viral load > 2000 copies/mL

Genotype

< 50

No

96

Haubrich 2005 (CCTG)

USA

At least

6 months of previous ART, exposure to no more than

2 prior protease inhibitors (PIs)

HIV RNA > 400 copies/mL

Phenotype

< 400

No

52

Meynard 2002

USA

Previous exposure to at least 1 protease inhibitor (PI)

for at least 3 months

Plasma HIV‐1‐RNA > 1000 copies/mL

Genotype and Phenotype

< 200

No

36

Rubini 2002

Brazil

Previous exposure to at least 2 ART regimens, with failure of their current therapy

Not reported

Genotype

Not reported

No

24

Tural 2002 (Havana)

Spain

Stable antiretroviral

therapy combination for longer than 6 months

Plasma HIV‐1‐RNA ≥ 1000 copies/mL

Genotype

< 400

Yes

24

Wegner 2004

USA

Receiving a

stable ART regimen containing ≥ 2 drugs for at least 8 weeks

before randomization

VL > 3.0 log₁₀ copies/mL concomitant with ≥ 1 of the following conditions: < 1.0 log₁₀ reduction in VL 4 weeks after start of a therapy regimen, failure to suppress VL to < 200 copies/mL 6 weeks after start of therapy, detection of plasma VL > 3.0 log₁₀ copies/mL after initial suppression to < 200 copies/mL, or increase of > 0.5 log₁₀ copies/mL (to > 3.0 log₁₀ copies/mL) from the nadir VL that could not be directly attributed to vaccination or intercurrent illness

Genotype and Phenotype

NA

No

150

Abbreviations: ART: antiretroviral therapy; bDNA: branched DNA assay; NA: not applicable; NRTI: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; PI: protease inhibitor; VL: viral load.

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Table 1. Additional characteristics of included studies
Comparison 1. Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Mortality Show forest plot

5

1140

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.89 [0.36, 2.22]

2 Virological failure Show forest plot

10

1728

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.70 [0.56, 0.87]

3 Change in CD4 cell count Show forest plot

7

1349

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

1.00 [‐12.49, 10.50]

4 Progression to AIDS Show forest plot

3

809

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.64 [0.31, 1.29]

5 Adverse events Show forest plot

4

808

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.89 [0.51, 1.55]

6 Change in viral load Show forest plot

10

1837

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.23 [‐0.35, ‐0.11]

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Comparison 1. Resistance testing (RT) versus no RT
Comparison 2. RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for type of RT

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Mortality Show forest plot

5

1537

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.86 [0.37, 1.99]

1.1 Genotype

5

890

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.85 [0.33, 2.21]

1.2 Phenotype

2

647

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.86 [0.14, 5.35]

2 Virological failure Show forest plot

10

1601

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.68 [0.55, 0.85]

2.1 Genotype

8

1230

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.67 [0.52, 0.87]

2.2 Phenotype

3

371

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.72 [0.45, 1.17]

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Comparison 2. RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for type of RT
Comparison 3. RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for expert advice

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Mortality Show forest plot

5

1140

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.89 [0.36, 2.22]

1.1 Expert advice

1

153

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.96 [0.06, 15.65]

1.2 No expert advice

4

987

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.88 [0.33, 2.32]

2 Virological failure Show forest plot

10

1728

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.70 [0.56, 0.87]

2.1 Expert advice

3

600

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.59 [0.41, 0.83]

2.2 No expert advice

7

1128

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.77 [0.57, 1.04]

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Comparison 3. RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for expert advice
Comparison 4. RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for age

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Mortality Show forest plot

5

1140

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.89 [0.36, 2.22]

1.1 Children

1

164

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.74 [0.16, 3.42]

1.2 Adults

4

976

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.31, 3.09]

2 Virological failure Show forest plot

10

1728

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.70 [0.56, 0.87]

2.1 Children

2

209

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.56, 1.71]

2.2 Adults

8

1519

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.66 [0.52, 0.84]

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Comparison 4. RT versus no RT: subgroup analyses for age
Comparison 5. RT versus no RT: sensitivity analyses for risk of bias (RoB)

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Mortality Show forest plot

5

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

1.1 Low RoB

4

945

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.83 [0.30, 2.24]

1.2 High or unclear RoB

1

195

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.31 [0.13, 12.84]

2 Virological failure Show forest plot

10

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

2.1 Low RoB

5

1106

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.66 [0.47, 0.92]

2.2 High or unclear RoB

5

622

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.76 [0.55, 1.07]

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Comparison 5. RT versus no RT: sensitivity analyses for risk of bias (RoB)