Systemic Inflammation and Growth in Children Born to Mothers With and Without HIV in Rural Zimbabwe
Children who are HEU have significantly elevated systemic and vascular inflammatory biomarkers compared with those who are HU. Understanding causes and consequences of this inflammatory imbalance may identify new intervention targets for improving outcomes in this vulnerable group.
Authors
- Jonathan P. Sturgeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-1739)
- Bernard Chasekwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8080-7573)
- Batsirai Mutasa
- Sandra Rukobo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2077-666X)
- Florence D. Majo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1282-0462)
- Margaret Govha
- Robert Ntozini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8543-2835)
- Jean H Humphrey
- Naume V. Tavengwa
- Ceri Evans
- Andrew J Prendergast
- Kuda Mutasa
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research (ZW)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf810
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 38.36