U.S. baby's HIV infection cured through very early treatment

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U.S. baby's HIV infection cured through very early treatment

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-babys-hiv-infection-cured-very-early-treatment-000128838.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bym8AgzLqCRupB1gikJpYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-04T014928Z_1_CBRE923052J00_RTROPTP_2_HIV-INFANT-CURE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Undated handout photo of Dr. Deborah Persaud a virologist at Johns Hopkins" align="left" title="Undated handout photo of Dr. Deborah Persaud a virologist at Johns Hopkins" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (Reuters) - A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard HIV drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday, in a potentially ground-breaking case that could offer insights on how to eradicate HIV infection in its youngest victims. The child's story is the first account of an infant achieving a so-called functional cure, a rare event in which a person achieves remission without the need for drugs and standard blood tests show no signs that the virus is making copies of itself. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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