Open AccessLipid levels in the second year of life among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected Latin American children
Author(s) -
Rohan Hazra,
Rachel Cohen,
René Gonin,
Jacqueline Pontes Monteiro,
Cristina Barroso Hofer,
Marinella Della Negra,
Noris Pavia Ruz
Publication year - 2012
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.0b013e32834dc5fc
Subject(s) - triglyceride , dyslipidemia , regimen , medicine , ritonavir , cholesterol , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , protease inhibitor (pharmacology) , lipodystrophy , cohort , hyperlipidemia , antiretroviral therapy , viral load , endocrinology , immunology , disease , diabetes mellitus
Dyslipidemia is observed among older children and adults with HIV. We examined nonfasting cholesterol and triglycerides in two groups of 12-23-month-old Latin American children - HIV-infected vs. HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU).