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Genotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing

Aka: Genotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing, Phenotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing, Antiretroviral Resistance Test

Indications
1. Test HIV Type for Anti-retroviral resistance
2. Assists in developing effective treatment regimens
Tests
1. Genotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing (GART)
  1. Virus tested for mutations conferring resistance
2. Phenotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing (PART)
  1. Currently experimental testing (2001)

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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