Open AccessInflammatory biomarkers in HIV-infected children hospitalized for severe malnutrition in Uganda and Zimbabwe
Author(s) -
Andrew J. Prendergast,
Chipo Berejena,
Godfrey Pimundu,
Annie Shonhai,
Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi,
Victor Musiime,
AJ Szubert,
Adrian Cook,
Moira J. Spyer,
Patricia Nahirya-Ntege,
Adeodata Kekitiinwa,
Diana Gibb,
Nigel Klein,
A. Sarah Walker
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002231
Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , malnutrition , pediatrics , viral load , immunology , gastroenterology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
A proportion of HIV-infected children with advanced disease develop severe malnutrition soon after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. We tested the hypothesis that systemic inflammation underlies the pathogenesis of severe malnutrition in HIV-infected children.