Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children in Africa. We determined serum zinc levels and factors associated with zinc deficiency in HIV infected Ugandan children.

Methods

We measured the baseline zinc status of 247 children aged 1-5 years enrolled in a randomised trial for multiple micronutrient supplementation at paediatric HIV clinics in Uganda (http://ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00122941). Zinc status was determined using inductively coupled atomic emission spectrophotometry (ICP-AES). Clinical and laboratory characteristics were compared among zinc deficient (zinc < 10.0 μmol/L) and non deficient childr

SUBMITTER: Ndeezi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2955670 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature