Document 1025
 DOCN  M94A1025
 TI    HIV sero prevalence in malnourished children and estimation of trace
       elements.
 DT    9412
 AU    Samuel NM; Meenakshi B; Gnanasundaram S; Rajan BP; Department of
       Experimental Medicine/SMI, Madras, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):226 (abstract no. PB0918). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371550
 AB    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the HIV Sero
       prevalance in children with protein energy malnutrition (PEM) and to
       assess the serum trace element levels in them. METHODS: 70 children in
       the range of 1-5 years with PEM were studied. Selenium (Se), Manganese
       (Mn), Zinc (Zn) and Copper (Cu) in serum were analysed using ICPAES.
       Serum samples were tested for HIV antibody by Vironostika HIV-MIxT.
       Positive samples were retested by a different ELISA. RESULTS: Six
       positive samples when retested on Second ELISA only 5 were positive. The
       mean serum Se, Zn, Cu and Mn values observed in HIV seronegative PEM
       children were: 1.13; 2.33; 2.65; 0.05 Mg/Ml respectively and the mean
       values obtained in HIV sero positive PEM children were 0.69; 1.63; 0.54;
       0.05 Mg/ml respectively. COMMENTS: These results will be discussed in
       detail.
 DE    Child, Preschool  Copper/BLOOD  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS  *HIV Seroprevalence  Infant
       Manganese/BLOOD  Protein-Energy Malnutrition/BLOOD/*COMPLICATIONS
       Selenium/BLOOD  Trace Elements/*BLOOD  Zinc/BLOOD  MEETING ABSTRACT

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