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reservoir
['rezəvwɑ:]
abbr.
abbr.
resvr
;
rsvr
med.
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.
see also
viral latency
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