Ritonavir combination therapy restores intestinal function in children with advanced HIV disease

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-312

  Canani, Roberto Berni ^a   Spagnuolo, Maria Immacolata ^a   Cirillo, Pia ^a   Guarino, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body weight; Children; Combination therapy; HIV; Intestinal dysfunction; Malabsorption; Ritonavir; Steathorrea

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; DIDANOSINE; LAMIVUDINE; RITONAVIR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; STAVUDINE; XYLOSE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEATORRHEA; VIRUS LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0033179085     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199908010-00008     Document Type: Article

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