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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Thu Jan 28, 2016, 09:47 PM Jan 2016

HIV becoming resistant to key drug, study finds

Strains of the HIV virus are becoming resistant to an antiretroviral drug commonly used to prevent and fight it, research has suggested.

HIV was resistant to the drug Tenofovir in 60% of cases in several African countries according to the study, covering the period from 1998 to 2015.

The research, led by University College London, looked at around 2,000 HIV patients worldwide.

Lead author Dr Ravi Gupta said the results were "extremely concerning".

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HIV becoming resistant to key drug, study finds (Original Post) n2doc Jan 2016 OP

Always frightening. BigDemVoter123 Dec 2016 #1

Brilliant yudee Feb 2018 #2

What is brilliant? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #3

BigDemVoter123

(43 posts)

1. Always frightening.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 07:35 PM

Dec 2016

I've been on meds so long that I rarely think about it. The only time(s) I ever feel even the slightest bit nervous is when I hear about drug resistance. . .

yudee

(3 posts)

2. Brilliant

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 11:06 AM

Feb 2018

brilliant

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)

3. What is brilliant?

Reply to yudee (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 01:49 PM

Feb 2018

Did you misread the OP?

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