New drug could wipe out HIV in newborns If given within three days of birth, the one-time drug regimen could completely clear the virus Health Just now
In an effort to spare children from a lifelong battle with HIV, researchers have developed a one-time drug regimen that, if given to newborns within three days of birth, could completely clear the virus.
A promising new treatment could permanently eliminate HIV in newborns, offering a lifeline to thousands of infants born with the virus in Kenya and around the world.
Haigwood offered a different explanation of how the three-part therapy works, using the following analogy: Turning off the faucet: ART does not completely eliminate HIV, but it minimises the virus's ability to replicate.
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