Revisiting the 'sterilising cure' terminology: a call for more patient-centred perspectives on HIV cure-related research

• Main Authors: Luke Newton (Author), Raúl Necochea (Author), David Palm (Author), Jeff Taylor (Author), Liz Barr (Author), Hursch Patel (Author), Anshula Nathan (Author), Jo Gerrard (Author), Laurie Sylla (Author), Brandon Brown (Author), Karine Dubé (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The literature on HIV therapeutics research is rife with terminology associating 'sterilisation' with HIV cure. We find connotations of the word 'sterilising' problematic for the HIV cure research field. In this viewpoint, we review associations of sterilising with concepts of di...