Glossary

Area Under the Curve (AUC) – total exposure to drug over the dosing period.

SVR (sustained virological response) – having a negative HCV viral load test 6 months after stopping HCV treatment. The response, 6 months after treatment is stopped, determines whether treatment has been effective in terms of clearing HCV. SVR is the most important result from an HCV treatment trial. See ETR.

acute infection – early infection (first few months with HIV).

postpartum refers to the time after a baby is born. Postpartum refers to the mother.

See: antepartum and intrapartum.

IV (intravenous) – injecting into a vein. See SC (sub-cutaneous) and IM (intra-muscular).