Complex interactions of HIV infection, malaria, and iron deficiency

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1635-1637

  John, Chandy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Iron deficiency; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; IRON; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMORBIDITY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON INTAKE; IRON THERAPY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MIXED INFECTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIDS; HIV; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALARIA;

ANEMIA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE;

EID: 84887865897     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit534     Document Type: Note

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