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Replication is step five of HIV replication.
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Simplifying a regimen can have many benefits.
Treatment Simplification
The transition from treatment-naïve to treatment-experienced
Treatment-Experienced
The transition from treatment-naïve to treatment-experienced
Treatment-Naive
Ways in which an HIV virion can attach to a CD4 cell
Tropism
Diagram of drug absorption and elimination in the body.
Trough Concentration
Diagram of drug absorption and elimination in the body.
Trough Level
Ways in which an HIV virion can attach to a CD4 cell
T-Tropic Virus
HIV medicines reduce viral loads to undetectable levels.
Undetectable Viral Load
HIV transmission from mother to baby
Vertical Transmission
Viral rebound from undetectable to detectable viral loads
Viral Rebound
An HIV infection is suppressed to undetectable levels with HIV treatment.
Viral Suppression
Ways in which an HIV virion can attach to a CD4 cell
Viral Tropism
An HIV infection is suppressed to undetectable levels with HIV treatment.
Virologic Control
Ways in which an HIV virion can attach to a CD4 cell
X4-Tropic Virus

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