Treatment with two NRTIs and PI is prescribed for patient with HIV infection who has a CD4+ T cell count less than 400. the patient asks why so many drugs are necessary for treatment. What should the nurse explain as the primary rationale for combination therapy?
a. cross-resistance between specific antiretroviral drugs is reduced when drugs are given in combination
b. combination of antiretroviral drugs decrease the potential for development of antiretroviral-resistant HIV variants
c. side effects of the drugs are reduced when smaller doses of three different drugs are used rather than large doses of one drug
d. when CD4+ T cell counts are less than 500, a combination of drugs that have different actions is more effective in slowing HIV growth
b. combination of antiretroviral drugs decrease the potential for development of antiretroviral-resistant HIV variants
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