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Bioimpedance markers and tuberculosis outcome among HIV-infected patients
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Montalvo, Raúl ;
Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ;
Kirwan, Daniela E. ;
Gilman, Robert H.
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African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative, 2018-11-30T02:09:30Z
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Background: The changes in body composition markers (weight, fat mass, lean mass, and BMI) over time can be associated with TB treatment outcome among HIV-infected patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes in fat mass and lean mass were associated with the treatment response among patients with HIV infection and pulmonary tuberculosis. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective cohort study. Data from HIV-infected patients commencing TB therapy were analyzed. This included body weight measurement using bioimpedance equipment at baseline, one month, and two months after starting TB treatment. Results: The study was conducted in 125 patients, 17 patients (13.6%) died during treatment, of which 5 died during the first month of treatment, 4 during the second month and 8 after the second month. The group of patients with good response, increased their weight by 1.3 kg (p
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En línea:
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http://doi.org/10.21010/ajid.v12i2.8
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