Terms Used in This Fact Sheet:

Terms Used in This Fact Sheet:

CD4 count:

The number of CD4 cells in a sample of

blood. A CD4 count measures how well the immune

system is working.

Drug resistance:

When HIV mutat

es (changes form),

causing one or more anti-HIV medications to be

ineffective.

Regimen:

A combination of three or more anti-HIV

medications from at least two different drug classes.

Treatment adherence:

Closely following an HIV treatment

regimen—taking the correct dose of each anti-HIV

medication at the correct time and exactly as prescribed.

Undetectable viral load:

The amount of HIV in a person’s

blood is too low to be detected with a viral load test.

Viral load:

The amount of HIV in the blood. One of the

goals of antiretroviral therapy is to reduce viral load.

This information is based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’

Guidelines for the Use of

Reviewed

Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents

available at

http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines

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