CMV (cytomegalovirus) – a viral infection. CMV retinitis is an HIV-related infection that can cause permanent vision loss in someone with a CD4 count that is below 50 cells/mm3.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
bilateral – both sides.
cervical smear – test to look for abnormal cells in the cervix and uterus.
treatment-naive – someone who has never taken any anti-HIV treatments before. (Note: people who are treatment naive can still be resistant to anti-HIV drugs if they were infected with a drug resistant strain of HIV}.
matched – in clinical trials matched refers to each group having similar age, gender, ethnicity, HIV duration, health etc in a study.