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It's possible of course, but if you compare the two possible scenarios, one seems more likely than the other;

1) Child was infected with HIV twice

2) Groundbreaking never-before-achieved treatment didn't actually work

In the first, something extraordinary (being infected) has to happen twice, in the second, something extraordinary (being cured of HIV) has to simply not happen.

So it seems - on this basic, without-the-facts, examination at least - much more likely to be #2 than #1.

It should be pointed out that the child was removed from the study many months early. The other child who remained for the duration of the program is still HIV negative.

This was exactly my thought.

"mysterious hiding place"

Mysterious? Do they not understand what a retrovirus is?

Nono, the point is that viruses like HIV infect a tiny subset of cells and "hide out" there. I think you're referring to genomic integration, and they're referring to cell type.

HIV and retreat to hiding places like the gut and the brain, where treatment is very difficult.