Researchers: Toddler cured of HIV
(CNN) --" It's a potential game changer in the fight against HIV, and doctors say it happened almost by accident.
A baby with the virus
that causes AIDS was given high doses of three antiretroviral drugs
within 30 hours of her birth. Doctors knew the mother was HIV positive
and administered the drugs in hopes of controlling the virus.
Two years later, there is no evidence of HIV in the child's blood.
The Mississippi girl is
the first child to be "functionally cured" of HIV, researchers announced
Sunday. They said they believe early intervention with the
antiretroviral drugs was key to the outcome.
A "functional cure" is
when the presence of the virus is so small, lifelong treatment is not
necessary and standard clinical tests cannot detect the virus in the
blood..."
HIV girl's 'cure' a breakthrough
'Huge' implications in HIV treatment
The finding was announced at the 2013 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta.
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