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Drug Resistance

HIV Testing Procedures Available in the United States

Published in AIDS Weekly, September 7th, 1998

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) and Virco, announced that the Antivirogram and the VircoGEN are available for commercial use exclusively from LabCorp facilities in the U.S.

The Antivirogram and VircoGEN are two diagnostic testing procedures enabling physicians to evaluate resistance of HIV to antiretroviral drugs. These testing systems are important in optimizing treatment choices in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

"Testing resistance in the clinical setting empowers physicians and patients to make rational decisions about drug therapy," said John Mellors, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania. "Knowing which...

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