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 disinfection or cleansing, as well as coerced sterilisation. We discuss emerging findings from socio-behavioural research that show aversion from people living with HIV towards the ‘sterilising cure’ nomenclature. We call for more collaborations with people with HIV as partners to help define what would be a more acceptable terminology for describing an HIV cure.

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重新审视“消毒疗法”术语：呼吁就艾滋病治疗相关研究以患者为中心的观点

有关HIV治疗研究的文献充斥着将“灭菌”与HIV治疗相关的术语。我们发现“消毒”一词的含义在艾滋病毒治疗研究领域存在问题。在这种观点下，我们回顾了消毒与消毒或清洁以及强制消毒的概念之间的联系。我们讨论了来自社会行为研究的新发现，这些发现表明，从艾滋病毒携带者转向“消毒疗法”的命名法。我们呼吁与艾滋病毒感染者作为合作伙伴开展更多合作，以帮助定义描述艾滋病毒治疗的更可接受的术语。