acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

acronym: AIDS
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Disease caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), assuming clinical relevance when an infected patient has lost most of his/her CD4+ T cells, so that infections with opportunistic pathogens occur.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1116 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'acquired immunodeficiency syndrome' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12833 RIS BibTex EndNote
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