An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
February 8th, 2010
Is She or Isn’t She …
… taking antiretrovirals?
Over on our Journal Watch/AIDS Clinical Care web site, we’ve posted case of a pregnant woman who says she’s taking ART as prescribed, but the lab tests say otherwise.
How do you manage these cases?
Paul E. Sax, MD
Associate Editor
NEJM Clinician
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