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HIV super strain revisited.(IN THE NEWS)

Publication: HIV Treatment: ALERTS!
Publication Date: 01-JUN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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In the April 2005 edition of The Center for AIDS Information & Advocacy HIV Treatment ALERTS! we reported the strange case of a 40-something year old, gay man in New York City (referred to as NYC) who appeared to be newly infected with a form or "strain" of HIV that was resistant to the 3 of...

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...main classes HIV drugs. To complicate matters, his disease was quickly progressing to the clinical definition of AIDS (very low T-cell count). At the time, the scientific community was very concerned because this case highlighted the possibility that there was a new strain of HIV that could not be treated with available HIV meds and that was being spread through unprotected sex. After testing positive for HIV in December 2004, NYC quickly progressed to having AIDS in a matter of months. In spite of this diagnosis, the man reportedly continued to have unprotected anal sex with multiple partners, often taking methamphetamine ("meth") too.

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