Second US baby is HIV-free after early treatment

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Second US baby is HIV-free after early treatment
06 Mar 2014
Washington (AFP)

A baby treated for HIV within hours of birth is free of the virus nearly a year later, in the second case that has raised hopes about early treatment, doctors said.

The approach mirrored that taken for a Mississippi baby, who has been off treatment for 21 months and still has no detectable virus in her system.

The latest research on the two young girls was presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston.

The newest case involves a Los Angeles baby who was born to a mother infected with HIV and who had not been taking her medications, making her at high risk for transmission, said Yvonne Bryson, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.


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[Tx4obama]

1. A Reuters article on the link below

Nine-month-old baby may have been cured of HIV, U.S. scientists say

(Reuters) - A 9-month-old baby who was born in California with the HIV virus that leads to AIDS may have been cured as a result of treatments that doctors began just four hours after her birth, medical researchers said on Wednesday.

That child is the second case, following an earlier instance in Mississippi, in which doctors may have brought HIV in a newborn into remission by administering antiretroviral drugs in the first hours of life, said Dr. Deborah Persaud, a pediatrics specialist with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, at a medical conference in Boston.

"The child ... has become HIV-negative," Persaud said, referring to the 9-month-old baby born outside Los Angeles, who is being treated at Miller Children's Hospital. The child's identify was not disclosed.

That child is still receiving a three-drug cocktail of anti-AIDS treatments, while the child born in Mississippi, now 3-1/2 years old, ceased receiving antiretroviral treatments two years ago.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/05/us-usa-aids-baby-idUSBREA242HU20140305?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. Wait until they figure out an immunity.

[WillyT]

3. HUGE K & R !!!

[winter is coming]

4. Great news! n/t

[OKNancy]

5. kick

[In_The_Wind]

6. Sounds like wonderful news!

[pinto]

7. Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) -

http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/reduce-your-risk/post-exposure-prophylaxis/