(BW) Innovative Test Tells Doctors When HIV Becomes Resistant to Most Commonly Used AIDS Drugs

(BW) Innovative Test Tells Doctors When HIV Becomes Resistant to Most Commonly Used AIDS Drugs

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(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The LiPA HIV-1 RT test can predict when a particular drug will stop working and enable doctors to switch patients to another treatment. It will also allow them to put newly-diagnosed patients on the most suitable mediation from the start. Watch streaming video which discusses how the LiPA HIV-1 RT test works at http://www.newstream.com/97-343.shtml

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