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Correction to Bryson et al., N Engl J Med 332(13):833-838 March 30, 1995.

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Volume 333:319-320 August 3, 1995 Number 5
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Clearance of HIV in an Infant

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To the Editor: Bryson and colleagues report the spontaneous clearance of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a baby (March 30 issue).1 Unfortunately, spontaneous clearance seems to be rare, and we have not observed it in any of 180 babies born to seropositive mothers.2 We tested for the presence of HIV in these infants two to four times during the first two months of life by means of polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing of peripheral-blood mononuclear cells and HIV culture. All 33 infants with positive tests at birth or at two to four weeks of life also had positive tests on subsequent . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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