EFFECT OF HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION ON THE GROWTH OF YOUNG-CHILDREN

Authors
MCKINNEY RE ROBERTSON JWR
Citation
Re. Mckinney et Jwr. Robertson, EFFECT OF HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION ON THE GROWTH OF YOUNG-CHILDREN, The Journal of pediatrics, 123(4), 1993, pp. 579-582
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
123
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
579 - 582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1993)123:4<579:EOHIOT>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We retrospectively analyzed the growth of 170 children less than 251/2 months of age who were referred for evaluation of human immunodeficie ncy virus (HIV) antibody status. By the age of 4 months, the 62 HIV-in fected children were significantly smaller than the 108 uninfected chi ldren in both weight-for-age and length-for-age measurements; linear g rowth and weight gain were proportionally decreased.