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Comparison of Stool Myeloperoxidase Levels and Their Association With Clinical Parameters in Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition, Children With Moderate Acute Malnutrition, and Healthy Children. [PDF]

Cureus
Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a sub-clinical inflammatory condition of the intestine that contributes to malabsorption, growth failure, and impaired immunity in children from low-income countries. Stool myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a potential biomarker for assessing gut inflammation in malnourished children.
John C, Rao SK, Saroj AK, Srivastava C, Nath G.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Serum cobalamin in children with moderate acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial. [PDF]

PLoS Med, 2022
Background Among children with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) the level of serum cobalamin (SC) and effect of food supplements are unknown. We aimed to assess prevalence and correlates of low SC in children with MAM, associations with hemoglobin and development, and effects of food supplements on SC.
Friis H, Cichon B, Fabiansen C, Iuel-Brockdorff AS, Yaméogo CW, Ritz C, Frikke-Schmidt R, Briend A, Michaelsen KF, Christensen VB, Filteau S, Olsen MF.   +11 more
europepmc   +7 more sources

Community-based management of acute malnutrition for infants under 6 months of age is safe and effective: analysis of operational data

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of outpatient management with ready-to-use and supplementary foods for infants under 6 months (u6m) of age who were unable to be treated as inpatients due to social and economic barriers.
Maeve M Woeltje, Anastasia B Evanoff, Beth A Helmink, Diana L Culbertson, Kenneth M Maleta, Mark J Manary, Indi Trehan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current evidence on the effectiveness of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Foods in children with moderate acute malnutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

J Nutr Sci, 2023
Abstract Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is defined by a weight-for-height Z-score (WHZ) between −3 and −2 of the WHO reference or by a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of ≥11⋅5 and <12⋅5 cm. This study aimed to synthesise the evidence for the effectiveness of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) compared to other dietary interventions or ...
Teshome MS, Lema TB, Abessa TG, Mingels S, Granitzer M, Rameckers E, Verbecque E.   +6 more
europepmc   +7 more sources

Combined protocol for severe and moderate acute malnutrition in emergencies: Stakeholders perspectives in four countries. [PDF]

Matern Child Nutr, 2020
AbstractEach year, acute malnutrition affects an estimated 52 million children under 5 years of age. Current global treatment protocols divide treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) despite malnutrition being a spectrum disease.
Dalglish SL, Seni Badou M, Sirat A, Abdullahi O, Adalbert MFE, Biotteau M, Goldsmith A, Kozuki N.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The effect of acute malnutrition on enteric pathogens, moderate-to-severe diarrhoea, and associated mortality in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study cohort: a post-hoc analysis

The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Summary: Background: Host vulnerabilities associated with acute malnutrition could facilitate the ability of specific enteric pathogens to cause diarrhoea and associated mortality.
Kirkby D Tickell, MBBS, Rumana Sharmin, MBBS, Emily L Deichsel, PhD, Laura M Lamberti, PhD, Judd L Walson, MD, A S G Faruque, MBBS, Patricia B Pavlinac, PhD, Karen L Kotloff, MD, Mohammod J Chisti, PhD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The clinical profile and outcome of children with acute malnutrition in a tertiary health center in North-West Nigeria: A 1-year retrospective review

Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2020
Background: Acute malnutrition is broadly classified as severe acute malnutrition (SAM) or moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). It affects almost 20 million children worldwide, with majority of the cases in developing countries. In Africa, it was estimated
Ibrahim Aliyu, Halima Umar Ibrahim, Umma Idris, Godpower Chinedu Michael, Umma Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Abdulsalam Mohammed, Ibrahim Ahmad, Junaid Muhammad Habib   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Choice of Design and Outcomes in Trials among Children with Moderate Acute Malnutrition [PDF]

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 2015
There is a need for trials on the effects of food aid products for children with moderate acute malnutrition, to identify how best to restore body tissues and function. The choice of control intervention is a major challenge, with both ethical and scientific implications.
Friis, Henrik, Michaelsen, Kim F., Wells, Jonathan C   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Impact of the extension of a performance-based financing scheme to nutrition services in Burundi on malnutrition prevention and management among children below five: A cluster-randomized control trial

PLoS ONE, 2020
Malnutrition is a huge problem in Burundi. In order to improve the health system response, the Ministry of Health piloted the introduction of malnutrition prevention and care indicators within its performance-based financing (PBF) scheme.
Catherine Korachais, Sandra Nkurunziza, Manassé Nimpagaritse, Bruno Meessen, Seth Adu-Afarwuah   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Comparison of thyroid hormonal status and serum albumin level between children with moderate acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2022
Background: Malnutrition is one of the most common nutritional problems in developing countries of the world and an important cause of childhood mortality and morbidity leading to permanent impairment of physical and mental growth. Objective of current study was comparison of thyroid hormonal status and serum albumin level between children with MAM and
Aashish Saini, Hemant Jain, Mili Doshi, Jinesh Saini   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source