Abstract | INTRODUCTION: METHODS: 110 HIV-positive patients were included, in three groups: HAART use with zidovudine (AZT) (group 1), HAART use without AZT (group 2) and no HAART (group 3). RESULTS: None of the patients in any of the three groups presented statistically significant differences relating to hemoglobin level (p = 0.584) or folic acid level (p = 0.956). Group 1 (G1) had a higher mean corpuscular volume (MCV) than G3 (p < 0.05), and group 2 (G2) had a higher volume than group 3 (G3) (p < 0.001). Vitamin B12 levels in G1 and G3 were smaller than those in G2 (p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Odete Correia Antunes de Oliveira, Ramon Antunes de Oliveira, Lenice do Rosário de Souza |
Journal | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
(Rev Soc Bras Med Trop)
2011 Jan-Feb
Vol. 44
Issue 1
Pg. 35-9
ISSN: 1678-9849 [Electronic] Brazil |
Vernacular Title | Impacto do tratamento antirretroviral na ocorrência de macrocitose em pacientes com HIV/AIDS do município de Maringá, Estado do Paraná |
PMID | 21340405
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Zidovudine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anemia, Macrocytic
(chemically induced)
- Anti-HIV Agents
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
(adverse effects)
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Female
- Folic Acid Deficiency
(chemically induced)
- HIV Infections
(diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Viral Load
- Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
(chemically induced)
- Zidovudine
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
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