open label – this means that a patient in a trial knows which treatment they are taking.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
coinfection – having more than one infection, eg HIV and TB, or HIV and hepatitis C.
lymph node – small bodies in the lymphatic system, particularly at the neck, armpit, and groin, that filter bacteria and foreign particles. During infection, lymph nodes may become swollen with white blood cells (lymphocytes) fighting the infection.
clinical failure – when you develop new symptoms and illnesses even though you are on treatment. See virological failure.
NNRTI – Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, a type of HIV drug – also called ‘non-nuke’.
Efavirenz, nevirapine, rilpivirine, etravirine and doravirine are all NNRTIs.