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Resistance and Resistance Testing
adherence Nov 15, 2008
Resistance to Atripla if you don't take it on time or miss a dose Nov 14, 2008
M41L & T215 Nov 5, 2008
How long after Diagnosis Should I be Put on Meds? Oct 1, 2008
Suggested medication change. Aug 27, 2008
Viral Load in the millions Aug 27, 2008
reduced response? Aug 2, 2008
Atripla and half life Jul 20, 2008
Failure in my current regimen? Jul 4, 2008
HIV MEDS AND VIRAL LOAD Jun 23, 2008
What Hiv meds are best for me Jun 12, 2008
Does Kaletra have drug resistance Jun 12, 2008
POS & PREGO May 28, 2008
Atripla May 17, 2008
NNRTI Resistance Apr 24, 2008
resistant virus Apr 22, 2008
Conflicting Advice - Resistance Tests Apr 13, 2008
What are reasons for a jump from undetectable to a small viral load? Mar 19, 2008
Drug resistance and infection Mar 15, 2008
resistance Mar 14, 2008
cd 4 Mar 9, 2008
Fuzeon arternatives Feb 24, 2008
Resistance problem Feb 9, 2008
Serial Passages Feb 9, 2008
Unprotected sex and resistance Feb 9, 2008
My cocktails Feb 7, 2008
Viracept Changes? Jan 2, 2008
When Will Early Treatment Be Taken Seriously? Dec 17, 2007
Do I need another Med? Dec 9, 2007
Ever be healthy enough to get pregnant? Nov 18, 2007
Atripla working despite resistance Nov 18, 2007
Resistance of avtripla vs. Sustiva Nov 3, 2007
preparing for a new treatment Oct 26, 2007
How long will a regimen last? Oct 17, 2007
How long Oct 14, 2007
Artripla Update from 8/19 Experience Oct 12, 2007
Mutations with Lexiva Sep 9, 2007
Drug Resistance Sep 3, 2007
Will changing meds produce viral resistance? Sep 2, 2007
Atripla vs. Truvada/Kaletra Aug 31, 2007
should I be adding another Med Aug 25, 2007
Resistance test ? Aug 24, 2007
reuse of epivir Aug 17, 2007
Refill not authorized by doc yet Jul 30, 2007
one drug or class? Jul 22, 2007
resistant strain, newly diagnosed & longevity Jul 20, 2007
Presista and Sulfa Jul 15, 2007
Ran out of Truvada Jun 3, 2007
Medication Combinations Apr 29, 2007
What now after Combivir/Sustiva (stocrin) failure? Apr 15, 2007
low level resistance Mar 28, 2007
KALETRA & TRUVADA Mar 5, 2007
Can I switch to Atripla? Mar 1, 2007
treating malnutrition and drug resistant virus? Feb 25, 2007
Reyataz to Kaletra Switch Feb 25, 2007
Re: quick decrese Feb 5, 2007
can i wait to start meds? Jan 27, 2007
genotyping Jan 14, 2007
newly on Atripla and worried about resistance Jan 11, 2007
atripla resistance! Jan 11, 2007
Switching to Aptrila after genotype test Dec 3, 2006
wild versus mutated Nov 26, 2006
stubborn numbers checking in Nov 25, 2006
Is Sustiva OK for a depressed person? Nov 19, 2006
No Sustiva? Nov 18, 2006
passing on high resistance Nov 7, 2006
frequency of resistance Nov 4, 2006
resistance Nov 1, 2006
started treatment Oct 31, 2006
resistance testing Oct 30, 2006
Question about Resistance Oct 8, 2006
How long do I stay on Fuzeon Sep 26, 2006
resistant or not Sep 19, 2006
update from stubborn numbers Sep 17, 2006
Mega HAART combination? Sep 13, 2006
kaletra double-boosting? Aug 30, 2006
stubborn numbers update Aug 23, 2006
The Y181C Mutation Aug 19, 2006
re: stubborn numbers follow up Aug 17, 2006
Starting to take Atripa Aug 16, 2006
just found out HIV+ and pregnant Aug 16, 2006
HIV+ Women and pregnancy Aug 15, 2006
Fuzeon Help Aug 15, 2006
Resistance Profile Aug 14, 2006
starting a therapy Aug 14, 2006
Can 1 or 2 PI's be enough? Aug 14, 2006
NNRTI and multile NRTI resistance Aug 13, 2006
IS a change in meds advisalble now? Aug 12, 2006
RESISTANCE QUESTIONS Aug 10, 2006
What the hell do I choose. Aug 10, 2006
Drug resistant virus, need few side effects Aug 6, 2006
Will I become resistant to my vita. ? Aug 3, 2006
stubborn numbers Aug 2, 2006
resistance testing Jul 1, 2006
Dropping Rescriptor Jun 12, 2006
Resistance - Disappears? Jun 12, 2006
Resistance testing Jun 11, 2006
restart med Jun 10, 2006
Meds at 4.5 Months Jun 10, 2006
Truvada Adherence Jun 8, 2006
add to hiv E. Africa Q Jun 8, 2006
Duration of drug combinations Jun 7, 2006
Dr. Young Jun 6, 2006
Resistance Inevitable? Jun 4, 2006
best line of meds for folloing test results? Jun 3, 2006
Interaction Of Zerit and Videx May 21, 2006
speaking of resistance May 13, 2006
do i need genotypic test? May 12, 2006
blip or resistance? Apr 28, 2006
resistance to CCR5 inhibitors Apr 15, 2006
drug holiday? Apr 10, 2006
Drug Failure. Over 40.000 desperate patients. Apr 9, 2006
Stop PI once undetected - any new research? Apr 9, 2006
CDC Apr 2, 2006
viral load Apr 1, 2006
mutations and resistance Mar 27, 2006
Whats the out look on HIV treatment and long-term prognosis? Mar 24, 2006
Migration for Trizivir Mar 22, 2006
Should I get a Pheno Type Mar 21, 2006
Please read my mistake from yesterday Mar 21, 2006
new diagnose and resistant Mar 6, 2006
Should I start meds Feb 25, 2006
Very Concerned Feb 22, 2006
1/10 Drug Resistant Virus Strain Feb 15, 2006
Resistance testing with undetectable viral load Jan 30, 2006
re: drug resistance Jan 22, 2006
Reduce Meds??? Jan 22, 2006
Drug resistence tests for hiv2 Jan 22, 2006
STARTING MEDS; CAN YOU STAY ON LINE? Jan 22, 2006
group O, please help Jan 22, 2006
Prognosis for Rapid Progressor? Jan 21, 2006
Eventually Doomed? Jan 19, 2006
What to do about meds and pregnancy Jan 16, 2006
ten yrs of combivir Jan 8, 2006
Afraid of being resistant to all Meds Jan 7, 2006
Missing Medications Dec 26, 2005
is this true Dec 21, 2005
how much amount of time does it take to be resistance Dec 5, 2005
Kaletra + Sustiva?? Nov 30, 2005
Viral Resistance of Newly Infected Partner Nov 24, 2005
Mutation at K103S Nov 21, 2005
d4t replacement? Nov 2, 2005
Shelf-Life Oct 23, 2005
RE What to do - Aptivus Oct 11, 2005
What to do - Aptivus? Oct 5, 2005
Minor resistance to Protease Inhibitors (more details) Oct 5, 2005
Minor resistance of Protease Inhibitors Oct 3, 2005
I am newly diagnosed and am 26, so whats the story now? Oct 2, 2005
stopping meds for a week Sep 25, 2005
Truvada & Sustiva or Boosted Atazanavir Sep 25, 2005
Which Regimen is Easier to Stop? Sep 25, 2005
Switching from Viracept and Comvivir to Kaletra and Epzicom Sep 24, 2005
Lab Error?? Sep 24, 2005
Epzicom/norvir/Reyataz Sep 21, 2005
Is my regimine doomed to failure? Sep 21, 2005
Is this OK? What next? Sep 18, 2005
Genotype testing for Tipranavir Sep 13, 2005
New meds Sep 6, 2005
medication isn't working Aug 27, 2005
Can I Stop? Aug 18, 2005
fear of resistance Aug 17, 2005
Combivir change to Kivexa (Epzicom) Aug 13, 2005
Discontinue meds? Aug 4, 2005
Update, need some assistance, though Jul 30, 2005
resistant strains Jul 15, 2005
T20 and resistance Jul 12, 2005
Re: What to do . . . Jul 3, 2005
Genotype Test Jul 3, 2005
Planning Jul 1, 2005
stopping combiv/sustiva for month or two to change from sustiva Jun 30, 2005
What to do . . . Jun 28, 2005
. . . and then what next Jun 28, 2005
Involuntary break and tests for baby May 28, 2005
Fuzeon/Tipranavir/Viread May 28, 2005
Recently Started Treatment May 27, 2005
Virus Replication Capacity May 27, 2005
sustiva very urgent May 26, 2005
Use of Fuzeon May 21, 2005
Sequencing May 21, 2005
is this the right combo May 19, 2005
Combination query May 4, 2005
Concerned Re: appropriate Treatment? May 1, 2005
135t mutation? Apr 10, 2005
Two "blips" in five months Apr 10, 2005
Skeptical about a bright future. Apr 3, 2005
Sustiva and Emtriva Only? Feb 22, 2005
Resistance test a must? Feb 20, 2005
When to start Feb 10, 2005
Dropped a med- your opinion please. Feb 7, 2005
STARTING TREATMENT Feb 6, 2005
Resistance now or later Feb 6, 2005
Starting my treatment on monday Feb 5, 2005
STARTING TREATMENT Jan 23, 2005
3 years( again) Jan 19, 2005
3 years now Jan 16, 2005
Stopping successfull sustiva combo without developing resistance. Jan 15, 2005
stopping/restarting first round treatment Jan 14, 2005
Illness & possibility of resistance during initail phase of treatment. Jan 14, 2005
Cocktail for drug resistant virus Dec 28, 2004
Lower Doses Dec 25, 2004
well, despite resistance! Dec 21, 2004
NNRTI resistance Dec 19, 2004
fosamprenavir+/- ritovavir Dec 11, 2004
Proposed 2nd Regimen after some resistence. Nov 28, 2004
Resistance to Truvada Nov 27, 2004
Drug Holiday Nov 16, 2004
How many meds to take? Nov 10, 2004
Intensify early treatment? Oct 26, 2004
Ziagen Hypersensitivity Oct 25, 2004
question about resistance to choose meds Sep 12, 2004
Replication capacity Sep 9, 2004
salvage therapy Sep 8, 2004
4 drugs or 3? Confused. Sep 6, 2004
Recently tested Positive - Need Answers Sep 6, 2004
Replication capacity Aug 27, 2004
REDUCED DOSES VS. DISCOUNTINUATION OF TREATMENT Aug 25, 2004
restarting treatment (urgent) Aug 15, 2004
Desperate...Unable to Tolerate Any Meds Aug 15, 2004
viramune to sustiva Aug 15, 2004
High Viral Load / OK T Cells Aug 8, 2004
Good CD4, but sudden jump in VL Aug 8, 2004
What should the inital labwork screen for in AIDS DX Aug 8, 2004
NNRTI RESISTANCE? Jul 11, 2004
Doctors not responding to resistance Jul 9, 2004
The workings of HIV Jun 6, 2004
VL 150K! Start therapy? Baseline resistance May 31, 2004
starting haart May 31, 2004
still not undetectable... May 2, 2004
Your answer to a question about falling CD4's despite undetectable VL Apr 20, 2004
4 months tratment VL 8K Apr 11, 2004
fuzeon injection questions Mar 27, 2004
Can one become un-resistant to meds formerly resistant to Mar 22, 2004
Is this a Good Salvage Combination? Mar 15, 2004
adding atazanavir to a 2 month old weak cocktail Mar 9, 2004
just diagnosed with resistant virus!! Feb 22, 2004
Resistant after stopping drug? Feb 5, 2004
Recent infection with resistant virus... SCARED!! Jan 30, 2004
folowup to "How am I doing" Jan 28, 2004
switching from norvir & azt & protease inhibitors Jan 26, 2004
Genotype results Jan 7, 2004
new report on resistance Jan 4, 2004
44d mutation & question about Epivir Dec 31, 2003
RE: Sustiva and Kaletra Dec 29, 2003
I am running out of opitons Dec 21, 2003
Unusual Drug Combinations Dec 16, 2003
Resistant to all meds Dec 8, 2003
Resistance and Lipodystrophy/Atrophy Dec 3, 2003
Should I Switch ? or Add ? Nov 24, 2003
Failing regimen Nov 16, 2003
Confused about videx/viread interactions Nov 16, 2003
clinical trials and resistance? Nov 1, 2003
Prognosis for Those With Drug Reisistant Virus Oct 13, 2003
sustiva resistance in first line treatment Oct 7, 2003
Kaletra? Oct 6, 2003
New labs since switching to Sustiva Viread Videx Oct 5, 2003
Adding Videx EC to my regimen Oct 5, 2003
Risk of increasing HIV resistance to classes of drugs when there is insufficient virus to do a geno or phenotype Sep 27, 2003
resistance as a treatment option Sep 20, 2003
Life Expectancy Sep 19, 2003
hiv lifecycle question Sep 18, 2003
For the valuable advice Sep 18, 2003
meds for starin o??? Sep 14, 2003
3 years and need to change medicines? Sep 3, 2003
Partner and I may use different meds Sep 3, 2003
Starting treatment is 3tc/efavirenz/tonofovir a good bet? Aug 29, 2003
Switching Med/Please advice Aug 27, 2003
starting treatment Aug 27, 2003
Time to add a new drug? Aug 27, 2003
hiv resistance Aug 25, 2003
Please refute this article regarding adherence and resistance Aug 23, 2003
initial resistance Aug 17, 2003
Viread and Fungal Infections Aug 17, 2003
treatment Aug 9, 2003
Switching to Sustiva Viread Videx Aug 9, 2003
Doctor Young Aug 6, 2003
Epivir Resistance Jul 26, 2003
RE: Resistant? Jul 21, 2003
Resistant? Jul 10, 2003
OFF PIs Jul 6, 2003
confused about resistance Jul 4, 2003
timeline for resistance testing Jul 4, 2003
2nd and final question Jul 2, 2003
question about resistance strains Jul 2, 2003
scared about me prognosis Jul 1, 2003
Guy from the clinic again Jul 1, 2003
how long is a resistance test good for?? Jul 1, 2003
Hey Doc whats new in the pipeline for me? Jul 1, 2003
FAMILY MEMBER Jul 1, 2003
how it grows Jul 1, 2003
follow up ?(VL - change meds? (Jun 26, 2003) _ Jun 30, 2003
question about a previous post Jun 30, 2003
5 weeks phenotype test Jun 28, 2003
Just a simple question Jun 28, 2003
Is it safe yet? Jun 28, 2003
HAART for symptomatic patients with undetectable VL Jun 27, 2003
another treatment interruption question Jun 26, 2003
Questions about resistance Jun 23, 2003
worried about resistance Jun 21, 2003
Genetic sequence Jun 17, 2003
Multi Drug Resistance Jun 11, 2003
infected with drug resistance- prognosis Jun 10, 2003
Virus too weak for a genotype test? Jun 6, 2003
Resistance Testing Results before starting treatment Jun 5, 2003
resistant virus Jun 3, 2003
Treatment Failure May 24, 2003
In plain English? May 9, 2003
Reinfection May 7, 2003
realtionship to high vl and resistance? May 7, 2003
Do night sweats mean Viral Rebound? May 7, 2003
numbers, numbers Apr 17, 2003
resistant virus Apr 15, 2003
How many combos a person has? Mar 21, 2003
Drug Resistance Mar 19, 2003
Bush Plan for Africa Mar 19, 2003
what options do I have now Feb 24, 2003
Sustiva causing resistance to other nNRTIs Feb 13, 2003
Restarting Treatment Feb 11, 2003
To Blip Or Not To Blip Update Feb 1, 2003
To Blip Or Not To Blip Jan 14, 2003
Have I started to become resistant to medications Nov 29, 2002
mutations Nov 6, 2002
confusion over resistance Oct 24, 2002
drug resistance Oct 6, 2002
3tc resistance? Oct 5, 2002
Primary drug resistant to azt? Oh no! Aug 27, 2002
viral load and resistance Aug 26, 2002
resuming previous successful regimen Aug 25, 2002
Better resistance tests Aug 20, 2002
genotype test Aug 20, 2002
vl going in wrowng direction Aug 14, 2002
What should I try next Aug 7, 2002
Adding 1 regimen Jul 29, 2002
Is resistence less likely the longer on one combination? Jul 21, 2002
Panic Attack! Jun 23, 2002
viread resistance Jun 14, 2002
Time to switch? May 19, 2002
true baselines and vl increases May 17, 2002
EFV,d4t & ddL May 8, 2002
Resistance patterns May 8, 2002
Do I Need To Change Meds May 5, 2002
reusing drugs Apr 18, 2002
Drug Resistance Testing Apr 3, 2002
NEW COMBO Mar 29, 2002
on epivir and zerit for six weeks before adding another drug Mar 27, 2002
integrase enzyme Mar 16, 2002
Starting off with Kaletra good? Mar 16, 2002
I'M SO DISCOURAGED Mar 12, 2002
recently diagnosed with AIDS Mar 12, 2002
AZT and cross-resistance with d4t Mar 3, 2002
Re:rash as a die-off effect Feb 24, 2002
Future of HAART following resistance study Feb 9, 2002
What options left? Feb 6, 2002
We need help with alternative meds? Jan 30, 2002
My Doctors's Strategy for Ov Jan 26, 2002
Resistance study findings Jan 22, 2002
How is trreatment determined? Jan 22, 2002
NOT UNDECTABLE ANYMORE Jan 21, 2002
Re: Dr. Young, hello Dec 5, 2001
Rising VL Dec 3, 2001
Re: ADDING 1 REGIME Oct 5, 2001
what's the chances Sep 30, 2001
4th drug+triple? Sep 26, 2001
Kaletra/Ziagen/Tenofovir Aug 3, 2001
LiPa assay?? Jun 14, 2001
Lipa assay Jun 3, 2001
Treatment interruption-mutation of virus? Jun 3, 2001
follow-up to is genotype a gd idea May 27, 2001
Is genotype a good idea? May 24, 2001
Agenerase Dose w/ Delavirdine & Abacavir May 15, 2001
Resistance if I stop my meds? Apr 8, 2001
sti and resistance Apr 5, 2001
VL On The Rise Mar 25, 2001
About the virus Feb 25, 2001
What Causes the limiting Feb 13, 2001
to be (on meds) or not to be? - AP Feb 11, 2001
More then Meds? Resistance? Dec 1, 2000
Second Line Therapy with Double P.I. Dec 1, 2000
What is the minimum Crix. blood concentration for lasting efficiency? Nov 27, 2000
resistant to PI's and RT Nov 13, 2000
Agenerase with Norvir Nov 2, 2000
Any new drugs Oct 23, 2000
long-term and future success? Oct 23, 2000
Offs Meds, waiting for genotype Oct 17, 2000
STI - Again Oct 16, 2000
genotyping says multi-resistant virus Oct 12, 2000
Switching PI While Undetectable Sep 28, 2000
Combo change Sep 5, 2000
change of treatment . only nucleoside analogues? Sep 1, 2000
HAART failing? What next? Aug 28, 2000
next drug regimen???? Aug 15, 2000
What NEXT** Aug 1, 2000
Time for a New Combo Jul 25, 2000
should I push for study drugs Jul 25, 2000
At the end of my rope Jun 19, 2000
FUTURE MEDS?? Jun 19, 2000
Resistance abacavir/efavirenz? May 15, 2000
Change Abacavir+d4t+3tc May 15, 2000
Genotype Test Not Conclusive May 11, 2000
Abacavir after AZT/3TC May 3, 2000
Combivir > AZT & 3TC Apr 28, 2000
multiple ART resistance,what to treat? Jan 6, 2000
Concerning drug concentrations and resistance Dec 9, 1999
Resistance Geno test with VL 440? Oct 12, 1999
DESPERATE AND DYING YOUNG please help dr. cohen Oct 5, 1999
Best strategy for multiresistant virus? Jul 19, 1999
trusting the dr.? Jun 29, 1999
Treatment Options after Genotype Jun 21, 1999
wrong virecpt dosage Feb 5, 1998
Nelfinavir Cross Resistance. Sep 16, 1997
Protease Inhibitors Work for Some Not For Others Jul 22, 1997
Food options with ritonavir Mar 27, 1997
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