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Subcutaneous (SC)
Beneath the skin, or administration of a substance beneath the skin.
Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue (SAT)
A type of adipose (fat) tissue found directly under the skin. Both loss
(lipoatrophy) and gain (lipohypertrophy) of this fat tissue can occur
as a side effect of HIV infection and some of the drugs used to treat
HIV infection, especially PIs and NRTIs.
See Also: Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)
The lead agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) for improving the quality and availability of substance
abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services
in the United States.
Subtype
HIV is classified into two types, HIV-1 and HIV-2. Within HIV-1 are
groups of similar viral strains. These are the major (M) subtype and
non-M (new [N] and outlier [O]) subtypes. The majority of HIV-1
infections are by M-subtype viral strains. Subtype M HIV-1 is further
broken down into nine genetically distinct strains known as clades.
See Also: Clade
Subunit HIV Vaccine
Also known as a component vaccine. Subunit vaccines contain S
only part of the HIV virus (such as individual proteins or peptides)
produced in the laboratory by genetic engineering techniques.
See Also: Vaccine
Genetic Engineering
Superinfection
A new infection acquired on top of an existing infection. For
example, a person infected with one strain of HIV-1 can, if exposed
to a different strain, become infected with the new strain in addition
to the existing strain. Superinfection can complicate HIV treatment
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