Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Bemnet Amare

Publications

• Research Article
  Serum Concentration of Selenium in Diarrheic Patients with and without HIV/AIDS in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
  Author(s): Bemnet Amare, Ketema Tafess, Fusao Ota, Feleke Moges, Beyene Moges, Berhanu Andualem, Tomoki Yabutani and Afework KassuBemnet Amare, Ketema Tafess, Fusao Ota, Feleke Moges, Beyene Moges, Berhanu Andualem, Tomoki Yabutani and Afework Kassu
  
  Background: Selenium deficiency is known to be a major public health problem, associated with increased risk of mortality with AIDS and AIDS-related complex, diarrhea included compared to those of healthy controls. In Ethiopia, there are no studies conducted on serum selenium status diarrheic patients with and without HIV infection. Therefore, the present study was aimed at determining the level of serum selenium in HIV infected and sex and aged matched HIV negative diarrheic patients.. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 206 (97 HIV seronegative and 109 HIV seropositive) diarrheic patients of both genders seen at University of Gondar Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia. Serum selenium was measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer. Results: The mean and standard deviation of serum .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000128

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