Theratechnologies Inc T.TH

Better options available for MDR

[scarlet1967]

https://www.pharmacypracticenews.com/Clinical/Article/03-21/Better-Options-Available-For-Multidrug-Resistant-HIV/62870

[Lee430]

Question for the science members, if someone is infected with HIV from an advanced MDR individual will they be at the same MDR level?  It seems like that’s the way it would work, sure would be a horrible way to start one’s battle with HIV.

[qwerty22]

Yes.  

[qwerty22]

Well it's maybe a little more complex than that. Depends if they pick up the virus from somebody under ART treatmentthe, passed on virus may only be a subset of all the virus in the original person and might therefore have more limited MDR issues but generally the answer is yes.

[jfm1330]

Yes

[Wino115]

I suppose it's a bit like MRSA infections, they pass along in the hospitals and such already resistant to antibiotics.  Obviusly, much worse, but same principle.

[scarlet1967]

The interesting and important factor is whether patients inherit the pan resistance to most regimen or develop it organically Trogarzo seems to be the last line of the defence which the company should campaign for so the stakeholders start adding the drug to their regimen BEFORE developing pan resistance.     “The individual was diagnosed with HIV-1 on Sept 29, 1989. Since starting