Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (Noun)
Meaning
A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Highly active antiretroviral therapy, a treatment combining several types of medication, is considered a groundbreaking development in the management of HIV.
- With the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy, HIV-positive patients experienced improved immune function and better control of viral loads.
- Experts now consider highly active antiretroviral therapy an essential part of maintaining viral suppression and increasing quality of life in those affected.
- Initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy at the time of HIV diagnosis became widely recommended among clinicians treating HIV infections.
- Overall adherence to the treatment protocol and sustaining regular treatment on highly active antiretroviral therapy reduced rates of resistance, reducing opportunities for transmitted resistant viral mutations.