Attention has focused on the possibility of cure for HIV infected infants if treated promptly after delivery. The "Mississippi baby," who had very prolonged remission after antiretroviral discontinuation, may represent a unique situation. We report an infant treated from birth, who seroreverted, remained virologically suppressed, and had undetectable HIV-1 RNA and DNA at 4 years of age, yet experienced virologic rebound within days of discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy.
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