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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.

combination therapy – using three or more drugs together to treat HIV. It is also called triple therapy, cART (combination antiretroviral therapy)  or HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy).

active – an active drug is a drug that still works to reduce viral load. The virus is still sensitive to that drug.

standard deviation (SD) – the standard deviation from a mean average, is a measure of the degree of variation from the mean.

Cmax – highest concentration of a drug after a dose.

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