U.S. baby cured of HIV infection A baby born with HIV, the virus
that causes AIDS, appears to have been cured, according to
findings presented Monday at the Conference on Retroviruses and
Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta. This is the first well-
documented case of an HIV-infected child who appears to have
been functionally cured of HIV infection -- that is, without
detectable levels of virus and no signs of disease in the
absence of antiretroviral therapy. Further research is needed to
understand whether the experience of the child can be replicated
in clinical trials involving other HIV-exposed children,
according to the investigators. In July 2010, the child was born
prematurely in Mississippi at 35 weeks, to an HIV-infected
mother who had received neither antiretroviral medication nor
prenatal care. Because of the high risk of exposure to HIV, the
infant was started at 30 hours of age on liquid antiretroviral
treatment consisting of a combination of three anti-HIV drugs:
zidovudine, lamivudine, and nevir