The benefits of long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) are recognized all over the world with
infected children maturing into adults and HIV infection becoming a chronic illness …

Background HIV infection in children is now considered as a chronic condition, in which
various non-infectious complications may occur, including those affecting the developing …

Objective: To compare prevalence of insulin resistance between perinatally HIV-infected
(PHIV+) and perinatally HIV-exposed, but uninfected adolescents (PHEU), determine …

Background Insulin resistance is frequent in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
and may be related to antiretroviral therapy. Cytokines secreted by adipose tissue …

Background: Health-related physical fitness has been widely used to investigate the adverse
effects of HIV infection/ART in children and adolescents. However, methods/protocols and …

An unexpected increase in weight gain has recently been reported in the course of integrase
strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI) treatment. The possibility of this effect in people who are …

Abstract Background: Lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) is associated with insulin resistance (IR).
We aim to determine the prevalence of IR, dyslipidemia and their inter-relationships with …

There were 3.3 million children living with HIV globally and 260,000 new pediatric infections
in 2012, 1 more than 90% of whom acquired the infection perinatally. Combined …

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is more common in HIV-infected adults and
children than in the general population. Adipocytokines and inflammatory markers may …

Objective Longitudinal studies objectively evaluating changes in regional fat distribution of
HIV-infected children assessed by whole body dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) are …