Globally, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an epidemic, severe and fatal
disease. Along with the etiological factors of human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV+) …

Introduction: Sepsis is one of the main causes of mortality in patients in Intensive Care Units.
As a result of the systemic inflammatory response and of the decrease of the aerobic …

Los micronutrientes se definen como compuestos necesarios para un adecuado estado
fisiológico del organismo que pueden ser administrados vía oral en la dieta diaria, enteral o …

Owing to the high rates of malignant mesothelioma in workers exposed to crocidolite earlier
at Wittenoom and evidence of protection against cancer by vitamin A, a population-based …

OBJECTIVE: To assess serum retinol and levels of carotenoids in children and adolescents
with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and to correlate low serum retinol and …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are
severe and deadly diseases. They can cause a number of health complications including …

The objective of this study was to investigate serum levels of vitamin A in patients with active
tuberculosis (TB) at the time of diagnosis and after completion of an intensive phase of anti …

La infección por el VIH continúa aumentando en todo el mundo. A finales del año 2006,
aproximadamente, 39, 5 millones de personas estaban infectadas según ONUSIDA-OMS …

INTRODUCTION: Hyporetinolemia is an independent prognostic factor in AIDS patients.
Inflammatory activity causes a reduction in the serum levels of this nutrient in the general …

This chapter presents an overview of studies that have focused on nutrition, with an
emphasis on vitamin A, in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired …