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reservoir
Resting CD4 cells (or other cells) that are infected with HIV but not actively producing HIV. Latent HIV reservoirs are established during the earliest stage of HIV infection. Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) can reduce the level of HIV in the blood to an undetectable level, latent reservoirs of HIV continue to survive. When a latently infected cell is reactivated, the cell begins to produce HIV again. For this reason, ART cannot cure HIV infection.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Asistencia sanitaria
- Categoría: Prevención y tratamiento de HIV
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Joseph Floyd
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