1. Aggressive HIV-1?
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Berkhout, Ben, de Ronde, Anthony, and van der Hoek, Lia
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HIV-positive persons , *URBAN health , *AIDS - Abstract
New York City health officials announced on February 11, 2005 that a patient rapidly developed full-blown AIDS shortly after being diagnosed with a rare, drug-resistant strain of HIV-1. The New York City Department of Health issued an alert to all hospitals and doctors and a press conference was held to announce the emergence of an aggressive HIV-1 strain that may be difficult to treat and that appears to trigger rapid progression to AIDS. Is the panic justified? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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