Malnutrition associated with increased risk of peripheral neuropathy in peruvian children with HIV infection

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 656-658

  Esteban, Peggy Martínez ^a   Thahn, Ton G ^b   Bravo, Julio Flores ^c   Roca, Lenka Kolevic ^c   Quispe, Nicanor Mori ^d   Montano, Silvia M ^e   Zunt, Joseph R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD DEL NIÑO   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^e California   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR; NELFINAVIR; RITONAVIR; STAVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERU; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; INFANT; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PERU; POLYNEUROPATHIES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73349119712     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181bb268d     Document Type: Letter

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