Six-Month Delay In Onset Of Nevirapine-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Can Prevent Drug Resistance Following Single-Dose Nevirapine During Labor

... Delaying the start of a nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy by six months can prevent the development of drug resistance in HIV-positive women who took single-dose nevirapine during labor to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times reports (McNeil, New York Times, 1/11). [click link for full article] ...