Another Milestone In The Battle Against HIV

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   Toward an hiv cure: Team develops test to detect hidden virus
Date:
May 29, 2017
Source:
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Summary:
The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly simple question: how do doctors determine if someone is cured? The virus has a knack for lying dormant in immune cells at levels undetectable. Now scientists have created a test sensitive enough to detect 'hidden' HIV, and yet is faster, less labor-intensive and less expensive than the current 'gold standard' test.

Source and full article:   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170529133727.htm

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	Toward an hiv cure: Team develops test to detect hidden virus Date: May 29, 2017 Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Summary: The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly simple question: how do doctors determine if someone is cured? The virus has a knack for lying dormant in immune cells at levels undetectable. Now scientists have created a test sensitive enough to detect 'hidden' HIV, and yet is faster, less labor-intensive and less expensive than the current 'gold standard' test. Source and full article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170529133727.htm
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