Blood zinc status and zinc treatment in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Research
- Vol. 22 (1) , 45-47
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02591393
Abstract
We investigated the zinc concentration in blood and the effect of zinc supplementation in 11 male outpatients seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus at stage 5 according to the Walter Reed classification. Zinc concentration was measured in serum, platelets, mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cells, and erythrocytes. There was a significant increase in serum zinc concentration after zinc administration, but the zinc level in blood cells remained unchanged. All patients showed a progressive gain in body weight and a slight elevation in levels of CD4+ cells. No adverse side-effects were noticed.Keywords
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