Glossary

range – the highest and lowest results in a group. Range is used together with median (average). See IQR (interquartile range).

anti-fungal – drug used to treat fungus infections.

IDU – injecting drug user

albumin – a protein made by the liver. It carries drugs, hormones and waste products through the blood and maintains fluid levels within the body. An abnormally low level of albumin is a sign of serious liver damage.

maternal-foetal microtransfusions are when small amounts of infected blood from the mother leak from the placenta to the baby during labour (or other disruption of the placenta).