Resistance test approved.

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The FDA has approved the first phenotype test for determining HIV drug resistance. This test looks at a drug's ability to inhibit a patient's virus in a test tube. The information from this test may be used in developing a drug regimen. The test costs $880, and it takes 3 to 4 weeks to get the results. The manufacturer has also developed a genotype test that costs $450, and it takes 5 to 10 days to get the...

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