Zinc levels and infections in hospitalized patients with AIDS

Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 515-518

  Koch, Johannes ^a,b   Neal, Elizabeth A ^a   Schlott, Martin J ^a   Garcia Shelton, Yvette L ^a   Chan, Mary F ^a   Weaver, Kristin E ^a   Cello, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP); zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 0030197559     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(96)00173-6     Document Type: Article

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