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On February 11th, Health officials in New York City announced a case transmission of multidrug resistance in a patient who allegedly developed clinical AIDS within months of infection. The case has received widespread media attention, with some public health officials suggesting the possibility that this represents a new strain of HIV that is broadly resistant to antiretrovirals and causes rapid progression. Officials have emphasized, however, that there is no clear evidence that of a new transmissible "super strain," and experts have expressed skepticism as to whether a single case warrants such attention, and have emphasized the number of questions surrounding this report.
The patient, a gay man in his mid-40s, is reported to have had a ne…