Intermediate level resistance – when a drug still has some impact on HIV, but when this is reduced (compared to wild-type HIV) because there is some drug resistance.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
HBV – hepatitis B, a virus that causes liver disease.
treatment-experienced – someone who has previously used anti-HIV treatments.
lymph (or lymphatic) system – vessels, nodes, organs and clear fluid, that are part of the immune system.
opportunistic infection (OI) – an infection that occurs after your immune system has been damaged by HIV.