Conversations from CROI 2013: The Case Study of a Toddler ‘Functionally Cured’ of HIV Infection
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The story that captured global headlines from the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic InfectionsExit Disclaimer (CROI) this week was that of a toddler ‘functionally cured’ of HIV infection. We spoke with Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins University’s Children’s Center to discuss this case study, which she presented in a session titled “Is There Hope for HIV Eradication”. Read Dr. Persaud’s session abstract and view her sessionExit Disclaimer on the CROI website. Watch our conversation below:Dr. Persaud’s research was conducted in collaboration with her colleagues, Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D., professor of pediatrics and molecular medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, and Hannah Gay, M.D., a pediatric HIV specialist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
The story that captured global headlines from the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic InfectionsExit Disclaimer (CROI) this week was that of a toddler ‘functionally cured’ of HIV infection. We spoke with Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins University’s Children’s Center to discuss this case study, which she presented in a session titled “Is There Hope for HIV Eradication”. Read Dr. Persaud’s session abstract and view her sessionExit Disclaimer on the CROI website. Watch our conversation below:Dr. Persaud’s research was conducted in collaboration with her colleagues, Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D., professor of pediatrics and molecular medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, and Hannah Gay, M.D., a pediatric HIV specialist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.