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Joan Stephenson, PhD

JAMA. 1999;281:309-310.

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WASHINGTON—AIDS experts are predicting that new tests designed to identify drug-resistant strains of HIV will soon emerge as important tools to help physicians make decisions regarding therapeutic regimens for patients with the infection.

Experts predict that new tests that demonstrate whether a strain of HIV (in orange) is resistant to anti-HIV drugs will become important tools for guiding therapy. (Photo credit: CNRI/Science Photo Library)

That was the prevailing take-home message from AIDS scientists who gathered here last month for an international workshop, "Clinical Indications of HIV Drug Resistance Monitoring," organized by International Medical Press and The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

"It's increasingly apparent that these tests will be part of the monitoring and management of HIV patients in the very near future," said Douglas Richman, MD, of the University of California, San Diego, and the San Diego VA Medical Center. In a recent consensus statement, . . . [Full Text of this Article]