Durable viral suppression in an HIV-infected patient in the absence of antiretroviral therapy

New Microbiol. 2015 Apr;38(2):289-92. Epub 2015 Apr 29.

Abstract

We describe the case of a young woman with an acute HIV infection characterized at onset by neurological features. The patient spontaneously controlled her HIV infection and recovered in a short period of time. The patient's clinical and virological history showed a peculiar evolution of HIV infection, with an MDR HIV-1 in CSF and a wild HIV strain in PBMCs. The patient's PBMC showed a rapid shift from a wild type to an MDR strain in few days.

Keywords: HIV; elite suppressor; neurological features; transmission events.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-HIV Agents / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Viral
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / classification
  • HIV-1 / drug effects
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • HIV-1 / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents