A patient has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and is taking a "cocktail" consisting of protease inhibitors,nucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitors,and nonnucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitors.Which statement made by the patient indicates that more teaching about the drug therapy is needed?
A) "Using three drugs at the same time enhances suppression of viral replication."
B) "There is no problem using these drugs during the last trimester of my pregnancy."
C) "Because this drug combination kills HIV,I do not need to worry about transmitting the virus."
D) "If the virus becomes resistant to this cocktail,another combination of drugs may be required to reduce my viral load."
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