ETR (end of treatment response) – having an undetectable HCV viral load at the end of HCV treatment. See SVR.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
coinfection – having more than one infection, eg HIV and TB, or HIV and hepatitis C.
integrase inhibitor – a type of HIV drug that stops HIV genetic material from ‘integrating’ into the DNA in a cell.
This is a relatively new family of HIV drugs.
Raltegravir, elvitegravir and dolutegravir are all integrase inhibitors.
HAV – hepatitis A, a virus that causes liver disease.
syphilis – an STI that is a bacterial infection, usually transmitted by sexual contact. Untreated, syphilis can cause serious injury to an unborn baby.