WHO Encourages Action Against HIV Drug Resistance Threat
The threat of HIV drug resistance is increasing, and action needs to be taken to help improve HIV treatment plans.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Patient Contracts HIV Despite Long-Term Adherence to PrEP
A 43-year-old man was infected with a strain of HIV that has become resistant to Truvada.
Sub-Saharan African Children Facing Higher HIV Drug Resistance
A 4-fold increase has been seen in pre-treatment HIV drug resistance in children with prenatal exposure to ART.
Significant Number of HIV Patients Exhibiting Multidrug Resistance
Many patients resistant to older medications also have problems with the newer drugs.
Strains of Gonorrhea Now Showing Resistance to Azithromycin and Ceftriaxone
According to the CDC, the first cluster of gonorrhea cases have been found to show increased resistance to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone.
Hospitals Still Over-Prescribing Antibiotics Despite Growing Concerns of Drug Resistance
A federal report from the CDC suggests that US hospitals are still over-prescribing antibiotics even with growing concerns of bacterial resistance.
It’s Getting Harder to Nix the Nits: Head Lice Is Becoming Resistant to Common Treatments
With the start of the new school year already upon us, parents and healthcare professionals are becoming worried to learn that head lice have developed resistance to some of the most popular treatments.
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