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We all need to know about HIV cure research: a case report

A cure for HIV is not near, yet publicity surrounding the possibility of cure is high. We present the case of an individual with acute HIV who delayed antiretroviral therapy due to misinformed expectations of availability of cure treatments. Researchers and the media need to be mindful of prematurel...

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Autores principales: Davies, Olubanke, Fox, Julie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mediscript Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27482403
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spelling pubmed-49466802016-08-01 We all need to know about HIV cure research: a case report Davies, Olubanke Fox, Julie J Virus Erad Letter to the Editor A cure for HIV is not near, yet publicity surrounding the possibility of cure is high. We present the case of an individual with acute HIV who delayed antiretroviral therapy due to misinformed expectations of availability of cure treatments. Researchers and the media need to be mindful of prematurely raising hope of a cure. Mediscript Ltd 2015-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4946680/ /pubmed/27482403 Text en © 2015 The Authors. Journal of Virus Eradication published by Mediscript Ltd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open access article published under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
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