Nutritional supplementation in HIV-infected individuals can be beneficial in certain patient groups

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1225-1226

  Huis In 't Veld, Diana ^a,c,f   Gichunge, Catherine ^d,e   Mzileni, Olga ^f   Colebunders, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c Grantholder Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek   (Belgium)

^d ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDIA; LETTER; MACRONUTRIENT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 78349242536     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656923     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Swaminathan S, Padmapriyadarsini C, Yoojin L, et al. Nutritional supplementation in HIV-infected individuals in South India: a prospective interventional study. Clin Infect Dis 2010; 51:51-57.
2. Cantrell RA, Sinkala M, Megazinni K, et al. A pilot study of food supplementation to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among food-insecure adults in Lusaka, Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008; 49:190-195.
3. C.N. Gichunge, J. Hogan, E. Sang et al. Role of food assistance in survival and adherence to clinic appointments and medication among HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Western Kenya. XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, 18-23 July 2010. Abstract TUPDX102.