HIV/AIDS Threat

Minnesota doctors get alert on possible new form of HIV

Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 16th, 2005

Minnesota health officials are alerting doctors to watch for what might be a new, drug-resistant strain of HIV that is said to move quickly to AIDS.

The state Health Department e-mailed about 300 infectious disease specialists, asking them to consider testing each newly diagnosed HIV patient for drug resistance.

New York health officials are trying to find out more about a man who apparently contracted HIV in December and already has AIDS. The man's HIV did not respond to 3 of 4r types of antiviral drugs most commonly prescribed; he is now receiving a fourth regimen.

Health officials have said it's not clear whether the case...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2005-03-16)

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