PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lederman, Lynne
ED  - Kuritzkes, Daniel
TI  - Curing HIV-1 Infection Remains an Elusive Goal
DP  - 2014 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 32--33
VI  - 14
IP  - 28
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/28/32.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/28/32.full
AB  - Although current antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) successfully controls infection and reduces mortality, curing infection is an important goal. This article reviews the cases of patients who might be appropriate candidates for an attempt at curing HIV infection, elite controllers, the role of HIV reservoirs, and the development of therapeutic vaccines to cure HIV infection.