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seroreversion – the word for when the baby born to an HIV-positive mother, no longer has the mother’s antibodies to HIV.

enzyme – a protein produced in the body that triggers or speeds up other chemical reactions.

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

See: antepartum and intrapartum.

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

opportunistic infection (OI) – an infection that occurs after your immune system has been damaged by HIV.

OI chapter of the training manual.