STARHS – this is a type of HIV test that can indicate whether you are likely to have been infected within the last six months. STARHS stands for Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion. In the UK this test is now called RITA (Recent Infection Treatment Algorithm).
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
combination – mixture of drugs to treat HIV.
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).
Hickman line – a fixed central line that is used to deliver IV drugs close to where they are needed in the body.
A feeling that your bowl not completely empty even though it is empty. A medical definition is “a sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation despite an empty rectum”.
The marvels of latin and medicine – words for everything…