Effect of bovine colostrum-based food supplement in the treatment of HIV-associated diarrhea in Northern Uganda: A randomized controlled trial

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 270-276

  Kaducu, F O ^a   Okia, S A ^b   Upenytho, G ^c   Elfstrand, L ^d   Floren C H ^d  

^a GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Gulu Independent Hospital and Gulu Women Economic Development and Globalisation   (Uganda)

^c Gulu Regional Referral Hospital   (Uganda)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CD4+; Colostrum; Colostrum supplementation; Diarrhea; HIV; HIV associated diarrhea

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COLOSTRUM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HIV ENTEROPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

EID: 84855202024     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 09750711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-011-0146-0     Document Type: Article

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