Systemic Inflammation and Growth in Children Born to Mothers With and Without HIV in Rural Zimbabwe

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Authors

Ceri Evans · University of Liverpool

Jonathan P. Sturgeon · Queen Mary University of London

Sandra Rukobo · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Margaret Govha · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Bernard Chasekwa · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Florence D. Majo · Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

Abstract

Children who are HEU have significantly elevated systemic and vascular inflammatory biomarkers compared with those who are HU. Understanding causes and consequences of this inflammatory imbalance may identify new intervention targets for improving outcomes in this vulnerable group.

Topics & Keywords

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Volume 13, Issue 2, pp. ofaf810-ofaf810

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf810

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