You may also get infections that a person with a healthy immune system likely wouldn't get (called opportunistic infections).

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The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, one of the biggest AIDS conferences rejected it, as did several big publications.

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The 24-week safety study reported to the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Los Angeles looked at 1, 000 patients.

BBC: Cell infected with HIV

These include heart disease and stroke, renal failure and opportunistic infections.

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She described the findings at a news conference Sunday in advance of their presentation Monday at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta.

WSJ: Baby Cured of HIV for the First Time, Researchers Say

On Monday, March 4, 2013, at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta, Dr. Deborah Persaud of the Johns Hopkins University presented an intriguing case study of a child who by all measures seems to be cured of HIV infection.

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Keeping a strong immune system is important for preventing other "opportunistic" infections, such as tuberculosis, taking hold.

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