latent – not active at present, resting. Latently infected CD4 cells are CD4 cells that are infected with HIV but which are resting. HIV drugs do not work on resting cells.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
antibody – a protein that is part of your immune system that is produced to fight an infection. Each antibody recognises a specific antigen.
malignant – dangerous. A malignant cancer is a dangerous cancer that is growing.
treatment-experienced – someone who has previously used anti-HIV treatments.
mean (average) – where all the results are added together, and then divided by the number of results to find the (mean) average. See median.