Small increases or 'blips' in HIV levels do not signal mutations leading to drug-resistant HIV
...ve a much better idea of when to worry about these blips and when not to worry." Because HIV mutates very ...d, the Hopkins team has shown that these so-called blips are mathematical artifacts, or variations, that stem from the test used to gauge the amount of virus...Most episodes of HIV 'blips' not clinically significant in patients receiving HAART
...dstream), which are also known as "blips." These blips may raise concerns about drug resistance, lead to ... medical applications of biotechnology, finds most blips in the study population appear to be random variations rather than clinically significant elevations...Archival virus still necessitates life-long antiretroviral therapy
...er, recently published data by the Hopkins team on blips in HIV levels concludes that this archival virus is not mutating to become drug-resistant....