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PCR
See: Polymerase Chain Reaction

Peak Concentration
See: CMAX

Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG)
Now known as the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS
Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network. A large clinical trials network that
evaluates treatments for HIV-infected children and adolescents and
that develops new therapeutic approaches for preventing mother-
to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV.
See Also: International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS
Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
An infection of the upper female genital tract affecting the uterus,
fallopian tubes, and ovaries. It is usually caused by the bacteria
responsible for two common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),
gonorrhea and chlamydia. If left untreated, PID can cause severe pain,
tubal pregnancy, and infertility. Severe cases may even spread to the
liver and kidneys, causing dangerous internal bleeding and death.
P
People Living with AIDS (PLWA)
Infants, children, adolescents, and adults infected with HIV/AIDS.

PEP
See: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

PEPFAR
See: President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Peptide
A short chain of amino acids that are chemically linked to one
another. Longer chains of amino acids are referred to as polypeptides.
See Also: Polypeptide
Amino Acid

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