Antiretroviral Therapy

Preferred Label : Antiretroviral Therapy;

NCIt synonyms : Anti-Retroviral Therapy; ART;

NCIt definition : Treatment of retroviral infections with medications that target the virus directly, limiting the ability of infected cells to produce new virus particles.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Treatment with drugs that inhibit the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other types of retroviruses to multiply in the body.; CTEP: Agents administered to control the replication and/or spread of viruses.;

NCIt note : Although the term can be applied to the treatment of any retrovirus infection it is commonly used to refer to anti-HIV therapy.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000306492;

Details

Origin ID

C94631;

UMLS CUI

C1963724;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Antiretroviral therapy [LOINC Class]
- Antiretroviral therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
False automatic mappings
- reproductive techniques, assisted [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- retrovirus infection [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Antiretroviral therapy [LOINC Class]
- Antiretroviral therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]

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