The effect of oral iron supplementation on the gut microbiota, gut inflammation, and iron status in iron-depleted South African school-age children with virally suppressed HIV and without HIV.
Charlene GoosenSebastian ProostRaul Yhossef Tito TadeoJeannine BaumgartnerShaun L BarnabasMark Fredric CottonMichael B ZimmermannJeroen RaesRenée BlaauwPublished in: European journal of nutrition (2022)
Our findings suggest that oral iron supplementation can significantly improve haemoglobin and iron status without increasing pathogenic gut microbial taxa or gut inflammation in iron-depleted virally suppressed HIV+ and HIV-ve school-age children.