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What Is Drug Resistance?

Gilead’s HIV Capsid Inhibitor Might Need Dosing Only Every 6 Months

Studies indicate that there is a very low likelihood that people with HIV have preexisting resistance to the medication.

Treatment: Capsid Inhibitor

The investigational, injectable, long-acting antiretroviral is a potential new option for those with multidrug resistance.

Fostemsavir Can Best Drug-Resistant HIV

The attachment inhibitor plus an optimized antiretroviral background regimen suppressed HIV in the majority of study participants.

Extensive Drug Resistance Has Become Rare Among People With HIV

Researchers attribute the decline in multidrug-resistant virus, which began in 2004, to newer, highly potent antiretrovirals.

Fostemsavir Offers Hope for Those With Few HIV Treatment Options

The attachment inhibitor plus an optimized antiretroviral background regimen suppressed HIV in the majority of study participants.

Gilead’s HIV Capsid Inhibitor Worked Well in 1st Human Trial

The investigational, injectable, long-acting antiretroviral is a potential new option for those with multidrug resistance.

Biktarvy Suppresses HIV Well in Women and Those With Drug Resistance

Currently, Gilead Sciences’ HIV regimen is not approved to treat drug-resistant virus.

New Combo Could Work as Backup Treatment for Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea

However, because this combo is not as effective as the current standard treatment, the search for new options continues.

CROI 2019: So Much More Than an HIV Cure Extravaganza

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle saw many important studies that are advancing the fight against HIV.

Trogarzo’s Effects on Hard-to-Treat HIV Are Stable Over Two Years

Researchers followed a small group of people with highly drug-resistant virus taking injectable antibody.

Biktarvy Continues to Suppress HIV Well in Long-Term Follow-Up

This held true even among those with resistance to nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
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Pre-HIV-Diagnosis PrEP Use Linked to Higher Rate of Resistance to Truvada

This finding refers specifically to viral mutations conferring resistance to the emtricitabine component of the two-drug tablet Truvada.

Drug-Resistant Shigella Emerges in U.K. and U.S. Gay & Bi Men

The bacterial infection, passed through contact with feces, can prompt diarrhea, stomach cramps, fever, vomiting, weakness and fatigue.

Treatment: Fostemsavir

Fostemsavir offers HIV treatment hope to those with no other options.

Trogarzo Can Beat Drug Resistance

Researchers gave the antibody treatment to those with multidrug-resistant HIV along with an optimized antiretroviral regimen.

Top 10 Threats to Global Health in 2019

HIV, anti-vaxxers, dengue fever and weak primary health care make the World Health Organization’s list of priorities.
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