antiretroviral

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an·ti·ret·ro·vi·ral

(ăn′tē-rĕt′rō-vī′rəl, ăn′tī-)

adj.

Destroying or inhibiting the replication of retroviruses.

An antiretroviral drug.

antiretroviral

(ˈæntɪˈrɛtrəʊˌvaɪrəl)

adj

(Pharmacology) inhibiting the process by which a retrovirus replicates

(Pharmacology) any retroviral drug: used to treat diseases caused by retroviruses, such as HIV

Translations

antiretroviral

adj & n antirretroviral m

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Reaching and keeping an undetectable viral load are the main goals of antiretroviral therapy.

Lower rate of undetectable viral load in black than white gay/bisexual men in US study

Trogarzo is given intravenously once every 14 days in combination with other antiretroviral drugs, the FDA said Tuesday in a news release.

FDA Approves New Medication for Drug-Resistant HIV; Trogarzo is given intravenously once every 14 days in combination with other antiretrovirals

The experimental treatment combined 90 days of antiretroviral therapy with 23 weeks of a laboratory derived monkey antibody similar to the human drug vedolizumab, which is used to treat Crohn's disease.

Experiments On Monkeys Could Lead To Cure For HIV

This study highlights that oral lesions especially oral candidiasis are decreased after antiretroviral therapy while some lesions especially oral pigmentation has been significantly increased which may be due to the side effects of this therapy.

EFFECT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY ON ORAL LESIONS IN HIV/AIDS

In all study areas, participants with positive test results could go to a study clinic to have their results confirmed and begin antiretroviral therapy if eligible (i.e., if their CD4 cell count was lower than 350 cells/[mm.sup.3], they were in clinical stage 3 or 4, or they were pregnant or breastfeeding).

Home-based HIV care linked to increased uptake of antiretroviral therapy

Henrich said that through this research they have discovered that the HIV reservoir is deeper and more persistent than previously known and that the current standards of probing for HIV may not be sufficient to inform if long-term HIV remission is possible if antiretroviral therapy is stopped.

HIV makes comeback in two patients even after bone marrow transplant

In its first consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV, WHO estimated that earlier treatment could prevent 3 million deaths and 3.5 million new HIV infections between now and 2025.

WHO issues new guidelines for early HIV therapy, treatment for children

In July 2010, the child was born to an HIV-infected mother who had not received antiretroviral therapy.

Investigators report toddler "functionally cured" of HIV

WHO guidelines issued in 2009 recommended antiretroviral therapy for people with a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/m[m.sup.3] and for all HIV-positive individuals with TB.

Starting HIV treatment reduces risk of tuberculosis, even for patients with higher CD4 cell counts

Complications of HIV and antiretroviral treatment are particularly important to identify--and separate from traditional risk factors--in aging HIV-positive populations.

Fracture rate does not appear to rise with HIV regimens

During antiretroviral treatment failure virological failure occurs first followed by immunological failure and clinical failure.

Need for newer antiretroviral drugs in India

Despite this progress, there remains a significant unmet need for antiretroviral treatment in South Africa; monitoring of antiretroviral coverage is therefore important to identify where the shortfall is greatest and to quantify coverage according to different definitions of 'need'.