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Published online 14 November 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/051114-3
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Experts urge caution on HIV 'miracle recovery'
Contradictory tests for antibodies may be down to a false positive.
A British man has hit headlines this week with reports that he has recovered from an HIV infection, having tested positive in August 2002 and negative in the ensuing years.
If this proves to be true on further testing, 25-year-old Andrew Stimpson, living in London, would be the first person confirmed to have eliminated HIV from his body.
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