protozoa – a single-celled animals that are larger and more complex than bacteria.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
NHL (Non-Hodgkins lymphoma) – a type of lymph cancer.
minor mutation – a drug resistance mutation that have a big impact on whether a drug continues to work. This used to be called a secondary mutation.
salvage therapy – a term for the combination therapy used after someone has developed resistance to three or more classes of HIV drugs. Also called ‘third-line’ or ‘rescue therapy’ or ‘treatment of patients with multidrug resistance’.
randomise – in research, this is a way of decide at random which participants join each group. So neither you or your doctor chose which group you join in a research study. A common example is that the decision would be made similar to tossing a coin.
More information from the i-Base guide to HIV research.