That's the thinking behind some strategies to effectively eradicate latent reservoirs of HIV — thought to be the virus's last stand when under attack from increasingly effective drug cocktails. (scientificamerican.com)
The combined use of therapeutic vaccination and specific drugs that can reactivate latent reservoir virus (Kick and kill strategies) hold the promise to achieve a functional cure for HIV infection. (croiconference.org)
Proliferation of latently infected CD4 + T cells carrying replication - competent HIV - 1: Potential role in latent reservoir dynamics. (beat-hiv.org)