Almost-certain case of PrEP failure due to drug resistance

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March 4, 2016

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A case report of a man in Toronto who became infected with a multi-drug-resistant strain of HIV despite apparently very consistent adherence to PrEP was presented at the CROI 2016 conference in Boston today.

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By J Pope March 4, 2016