How a single patient influenced HIV research--15-year follow-up

N Engl J Med. 2014 Feb 13;370(7):682-3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1308413.

Abstract

A follow-up report on a patient whose HIV infection was treated early, but briefly, 15 years ago reveals a likely explanation for the control of HIV without antiretroviral therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / physiology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genes, MHC Class I
  • HIV / physiology
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HLA-B Antigens / genetics*
  • Humans
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • Viral Load
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents
  • HLA-B Antigens
  • RNA, Viral