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Child treated for HIV in infancy has been healthy for nine years

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A South African child who was infected with HIV at birth and given a short course of treatment at nine weeks old has remained healthy for the past nine years… Click to show full abstract

A South African child who was infected with HIV at birth and given a short course of treatment at nine weeks old has remained healthy for the past nine years without further intervention, according to research presented at the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Paris. The child, who was diagnosed with HIV at one month, began antiretroviral therapy (ART) at nine weeks of age for 40 weeks …

Keywords: child treated; nine years; healthy nine; infancy healthy; hiv infancy; treated hiv

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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