title: A boost to the system.
abstract: This article discusses nutritional support for patients with HIV. It examines the causes and effects of nutritional difficulties, and explores the aims and methods of providing nutritional support. A patient's nutritional status depends on whether they are symptomatic--as asymptomatic patients do not generally experience nutritional problems.
authors.affiliation: General Adult Intensive Care Unit, King's College Hospital, London.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D019247:HIV Wasting Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods*