General Nutrition Management in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Author(s) -
Judith L. Nerad,
M Romeyn,
Ellyn Silverman,
Jackie AllenReid,
Doug Dieterich,
Jill Merchant,
Véronique Pelletier,
D Tinnerello,
Marcy Fenton
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/367559
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychological intervention , intensive care medicine , sida , viral disease , health care , immunology , nursing , economics , economic growth
Nutritional management is integral to the care of all patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV infection results in complicated nutritional issues for patients, and there is growing evidence that nutritional interventions influence health outcomes in HIV-infected patients. We define levels of nutritional care, and we discuss when patients should be referred to providers (i.e., registered dietitians) with nutritional and HIV expertise.
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