Association of serum vitamin B with immuno-hematological parameters in treatment-naive HIV positive cases.

Background: The manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and vitamin B deficiency overlap each other, so early diagnosis and intervention is important. The study aims to find out serum vitamin B level and its association with CD4 and CD8 count, clinical-staging, and hemato-biochemical status in newly diagnosed HIV positive cases.

Methodology: Fifty-five confirmed HIV cases above 18 years of age and equal number of age and sex matched controls were recruited for the study.