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REFERENCE: Abstract V-1385, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007 JUAN BERENGUER, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid A retrospective study has thrown doubt on the theory that protease inhibitors (PIs) are a preferable antiretroviral
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REFERENCE: Abstract H-717, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007 PEDRO CAHN, Juan A. Fernández Hospital, Buenos Aires Etravirine provides a chance to rescue patients who are failing non-nucleoside regimens according to 24-week
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REFERENCE:47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007 JEFFREY JACOBSON, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia Could a monoclonal antibody have a role to play in HIV treatment? Early data on the PRO 140
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