Thread: Tysabri Information and Check In part 2
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Old 07-01-2009, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Natalie8 View Post
RW: Correct me if I'm wrong but AIDS the disease leads to the weakened immune system (low T cell count) not the drugs patients take. These patients don't take immunosuppressant drugs because that is counterintuitive and dangerous--hence, the effort to find antivirals that could wipe out or put into remission the HIV virus.
You are correct, Natalie!
I was in a rush and trying to get everything down before work and I got lost and didn't notice the error!
I was thinking immune suppressed but I was ahead of it already trying to remember the names of the drugs associated with PML.
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