|Articles|March 7, 2014

Early Treatment Clears Virus in Second HIV-Infected Baby

A child born infected with HIV in California began treatment hours after birth, and is clear of virus 9 months later.

A child born infected with HIV in California began treatment hours after birth, and is clear of virus 9 months later.

Just one year after the landmark announcement that a baby in Mississippi had been functionally cured of HIV due to aggressive antiretroviral therapy started within hours after birth, researchers have announced that a second baby is also clear of the virus following early treatment.

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