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Salvage Therapy

By Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com

Created: January 22, 2008

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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 Regimen
  • HIV Salvage Regimen

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