International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages e61-e66 , November 2008

Changes in antioxidant profile among HIV-infected individuals on generic highly active antiretroviral therapy in southern India

  • Muthu Sundaram

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • ,
  • Suneeta Saghayam

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • ,
  • Bhaskar Priya

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • ,
  • Kartik K. Venkatesh

      Affiliations

    • Brown University Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    • ,
  • Pachamuthu Balakrishnan

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • ,
  • Esaki Muthu Shankar

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • ,
  • Kailapuri G. Murugavel

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • ,
  • Suniti Solomon

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • ,
  • Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Laboratory, YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education (YRG CARE), VHS Hospital Campus, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 44 22542929; fax: +91 44 22542939.

Received 10 October 2007 ,Revised 26 March 2008 ,Accepted 14 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.04.004

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages e61-e66 , November 2008

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