Body composition among HIV-Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative adult patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMupere, Ezekiel
dc.contributor.authorZalwango, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorChiunda, Allan
dc.contributor.authorOkwera, Alphonse
dc.contributor.authorMugerwa, Roy
dc.contributor.authorWhalen, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-09T07:34:58Z
dc.date.available2021-12-09T07:34:58Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBody wasting is a prominent and cardinal feature of tuberculosis (TB) (1, 2) and is a marker of disease severity and outcome. In sub-Saharan Africa, a large proportion of patients with TB also have coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (3). Coinfection may worsen the wasting seen in either TB or HIV infection alone (4, 5). Wasting in TB is associated with reduced caloric intake due to anorexia or loss of appetite and increase in consumption of calories due to altered metabolism induced by inflammation and immune response (6–8). Several studies (9–15) in sub-Saharan Africa have shown the impact of dual infection with HIV and TB on nutritionalen_US
dc.identifier.citationMupere, E., Zalwango, S., Chiunda, A., Okwera, A., Mugerwa, R., & Whalen, C. (2010). Body composition among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Uganda. Annals of Epidemiology , 20 (3), 210-216.en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.11.001
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/214
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Incen_US
dc.subjectBioelectrical Impedanceen_US
dc.subjectBody Compositionen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectWastingen_US
dc.titleBody composition among HIV-Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative adult patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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