Open AccessEffect of Micronutrients and Iron Supplementation on Hemoglobin, Iron Status, and Plasma Hepatitis C and HIV RNA Levels in Female Injection Drug Users
Author(s) -
Richard D. Semba,
Erin P. Ricketts,
Shruti H. Mehta,
Dale Netski,
David G. Thomas,
Gregory D. Kirk,
Albert W. Wu,
David Vlahov
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e318050d698
Subject(s) - micronutrient , hemoglobin , hepatitis c , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug , iron status , medicine , hepatitis c virus , rna , anemia , virology , pharmacology , physiology , immunology , iron deficiency , biology , biochemistry , virus , pathology , gene
Iron deficiency is common among female injection drug users, but it is unclear whether iron supplementation can reduce anemia and improve iron status without increasing plasma hepatitis C virus (HCV) or HIV RNA levels.