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A Case of Multiorgan Failure Following Interruption of Antiretroviral Treatment

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Reported here is an exceptional case of acute retroviral syndrome resembling septic shock that occurred in a chronic HIV-infected patient shortly following planned interruption of antiretroviral treatment. The therapeutic strategy, which is aimed at improving the immunological control of HIV infection, can therefore be deleterious in chronically infected patients and should be avoided outside of closely monitored clinical trials.

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    M. Crespo, J. C. Paradiñeiro, E. Ribera, I. Ruiz, V. Falcó, J. Lopez-Quiñones, I. Ocaña & A. Pahissa

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Crespo, M., Paradiñeiro, J.C., Ribera, E. et al. A Case of Multiorgan Failure Following Interruption of Antiretroviral Treatment. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23, 63–65 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-1049-5

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