Effect of vitamin A therapy on serologic responses and viral load changes after influenza vaccination in children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

Authors
Hanekom, WA Yogev, R Heald, LM Edwards, KM Hussey, GD Chadwick, EG
Citation
Wa. Hanekom et al., Effect of vitamin A therapy on serologic responses and viral load changes after influenza vaccination in children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, J PEDIAT, 136(4), 2000, pp. 550-552
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00223476 → ACNP
Volume
136
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
550 - 552
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(200004)136:4<550:EOVATO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Vitamin A administered to children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus before influenza vaccination in a double-blind randomized study did not enhance vaccine serologic responses but did dampen the increase in the human immunodeficiency virus viral load 14 days after immunization (vitamin A, decrease of 0.13 +/- 0.09 log(10) copies/mL; placebo, increase of 0.14 +/- 0.08, P = .02).