Open AccessLower Plasma Zinc Levels in Hyperglycemic People Living with HIV in the MASH cohort
Author(s) -
Alicia Sneij,
Adriana Campa,
Sabrina Sales Martínez,
Tiffanie Stewart,
Marianna K. Baum
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of aids and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2155-6113
DOI - 10.4172/2155-6113.1000542
Subject(s) - medicine , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , zinc , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cohort , plasma glucose , immune system , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , cohort study , physiology , gastroenterology , immunology , micronutrient , pathology , materials science , metallurgy
Zinc deficiency is prevalent in HIV and hyperglycemic patients. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a treatment to control HIV progression; however it increases the risk for hyperglycemia. The objective of this study was to assess the plasma zinc levels in hyperglycemic people living with HIV (PLWH).