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treatment-experienced – someone who has previously used anti-HIV treatments.

A fungal (yeast) infection that affects the mouth and throat, gullet, sinuses, genital organs and – rarely – the brain. Also called ‘candida’.

SC (sub-cutaneous) – under the skin. See IV (intravenous) and IM (intra-muscular).

mean (average) – where all the results are added together, and then divided by the number of results to find the (mean) average. See median.

What is an average.

adefovir – anti-viral drug used to treat hepatitis B.