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Vitamin A, vitamin E, iron and zinc status in a cohort of HIV-infected mothers ...
Monteiro,Jacqueline Pontes; Cruz,Maria Letícia Santos; Mussi-Pinhata,Marisa Márcia; Salomão,Roberta Garcia; Jordão Junior,Alceu; Read,Jennifer SuzanneIntroduction We hypothesized that nutritional deficiency would be common in a cohort of postpartum, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women and their infants. Methods Weight and height, as well as blood concentrations of retinol, α-tocopherol, ferritin, hemoglobin, and zinc, were measured in mothers after delivery and in their infants at birth and at 6-12 weeks and six months of age. Retinol and α-toc...
Subnutrição e hipovitaminose A em pacientes com AIDS
Silveira,Suzana Aparecida; Figueiredo,José Fernando de Castro; Jordão Junior,Alceu; Unamuno,Maria do Rosário D. de; Rodrigues,Maria de Lourdes VeronesePara avaliar os estados nutricional e de vitamina A, foram realizadas medidas antropométricas e dosagens bioquímicas em indivíduos infectados pelo HIV-1 da região de Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. O retinol plasmático foi dosado por HPLC e as reservas hepáticas de vitamina A avaliadas pelo teste do RDR (relative dosis response). Os pacientes com AIDS apresentaram subnutrição significativa, com alterações mais marc...