HIV prevalence and impact on renutrition in children hospitalised for severe malnutrition in niger: An argument for more systematic screening

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Madec, Yoann ^a   Germanaud, David ^b   Moya Alvarez, Violeta ^b   Alkassoum, Wafa ^c   Issa, Aichatou ^c   Amadou, Morou ^c   Tchiombiano, Stephanie ^d   Pizzocolo, Cecilia ^b   Huber, Florence ^b   Diallo, Sanata ^d   Abdoulaye Mamadou, Roubanatou ^c,d  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Solthis   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NATIONAL DE NIAMEY   (Niger)

^d NONE   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS SCREENING; NIGER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ADULT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INFANT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NIGER; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960885407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022787     Document Type: Article

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