AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Informed consent as documented by signature (see Informed Consent Form),
* Age ≥18 years,
* HIV-1 infection under continuous antiretroviral therapy for ≥1.5 years as requested in the Systems X Cohort,
* Current participation in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study and past participation in the Systems X Cohort.
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of virological failure or treatment interruption at any time, defined as HIV-1 viral load \>200c/ml at two consecutive measurements at least 4 weeks apart,
* CD4 T-cell count \<200/μl at any time or \<350/μl during the past 1 year
* Presence of other relevant immunosuppression according to the investigator in addition to HIV (a daily steroid intake of ≥20mg is considered clinically relevant),
* History of or current clinical evidence of active tuberculosis,
* Previous positive tuberculin skin test or tuberculosis INF-gamma release assay (Quantiferon-Test) within the past 10 years,
* Previous BCG-vaccination within the past 10 years,
* Known allergy to BCG vaccine or any of its components,
* Documented current febrile illness at screening or in the past 7 days.
* Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
What they're measuring
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Change in size of the HIV-1 latent reservoir at 6 months