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Salvage Regimen

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Updated December 31, 2009

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Definition:
Salvage therapy or salvage regimens are those treatment options for people with lengthy experience of taking HIV medications. Often these people have significant HIV resistance and as a result very few choices of HIV medications that would be affective.

What is HIV Resistance?

Also Known As:
  • Salvage Therapy
  • HIV Salvage Therapy

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