HIV Returns In Infected Toddler, Dashing Hopes Of Imminent Cure

NPR | By Robert Siegel,

Published July 10, 2014 at 1:18 PM PDT

Federal officials have announced that a young Mississippi girl, once thought to have been cured of HIV, now once again has detectable levels of the virus. This is a setback not just for the child, but also for hope of eradicating HIV in infants with a potent mix of drugs at birth.

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