A 37-year-old man who is HIV-positive recently started on a highly active antiretroviral regimen. The patient’s CD4+ cell count subsequently fell belo

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A 37-year-old man who is HIV-positive recently started on a highly active antiretroviral regimen. The patient’s CD4+ cell count subsequently fell below 200/mm3. Over the course of the next 3 months, he develops diarrhea and notices a redistribution of fat on his body. Which of the following agents is most likely causing this patient’s symptoms?
(A) Fusion inhibitor
(B) Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
(C) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
(D) Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor
(E) Protease inhibitor
 
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