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Antibiotics as part of the management of severe acute malnutrition [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2013
BACKGROUND: Severe acute malnutrition contributes to 1 million deaths among children annually. Adding routine antibiotic agents to nutritional therapy may increase recovery rates and decrease mortality among children with severe acute malnutrition ...
Goldbach, Hayley S, LaGrone, Lacey N, Maleta, Kenneth M, Manary, Mark J, Meuli, Guthrie J, Trehan, Indi, Wang, Richard J   +6 more
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Amoxicillin for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
Holmes, AH, Moore, LS, Rawson, T
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Hyperinsulinemia with acute severe malnutrition

Sahel Medical Journal, 2016
Ibrahim Aliyu
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Severe acute malnutrition and infection [PDF]

Paediatrics and International Child Health, 2014
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with increased severity of common infectious diseases, and death amongst children with SAM is almost always as a result of infection. The diagnosis and management of infection are often different in malnourished versus well-nourished children.
Berkley, J, Jones, K
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Undernutrition and severe acute malnutrition in children [PDF]

BMJ, 2017
#### What you need to know Undernutrition contributes to nearly 45% of all deaths in children under 5 years old globally.1 Low and middle income countries are worst affected.2 Treatment services are estimated to reach less than 15% of undernourished children.3 Healthcare providers can play a crucial role in identifying undernutrition in children and ...
Suparna, Ghosh-Jerath, Archna, Singh, Nameet, Jerath, Suruchi, Gupta, Elizabeth F, Racine   +4 more
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Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis. [PDF]

N Engl J Med
International recommendations advise against the use of intravenous rehydration therapy in children with severe acute malnutrition because of the concern about fluid overload, but evidence to support this concern is lacking. Given the high mortality associated with the current recommendations, the adoption of intravenous rehydration strategies might ...
Maitland K, Ouattara SM, Sainna H, Chara A, Ogundipe OF, Sunyoto T, Hamaluba M, Olupot-Olupot P, Alaroker F, Connon R, Saidou Maguina A, Okiror W, Amorut D, Mwajombo E, Oguda E, Mogaka C, Langendorf C, Dewez JE, Ciglenecki I, Gibb DM, Coldiron ME, Petrucci R, George EC, GASTROSAM Trial Group.   +23 more
europepmc   +9 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
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STUDY OF CO-MORBIDITIES AND OUTCOME IN HOSPITALISED CHILDREN WITH PRIMARY SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Introduction:  Aim & Objectives: To determine the different co-morbidities associated in children aged 6 - 59 months with primary severe acute malnutrition and the outcome of primary severe acute malnutrition in children.
Gobinda Hembram, Satyaranjan Mallick, Sangeeta Das, Mangal Charan Murmu   +3 more
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Improvised Peritoneal Dialysis in an 18-month-old Child with Severe Acute Malnutrition (kwashiorkor) and Acute kidney Injury: A Case Report. [PDF]

, 2013
Severe acute malnutrition is common in developing countries. Children with severe acute malnutrition are prone to complications, including electrolyte imbalance and infections.
Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH), UNICEF, World Health Organization, Francis Fredrick, Gudila Valentine, H Bachou, HM Mahgoub, IC Anochie, JG Callegari, KD Phadke, PN Obiagwu, PW Kandoth, S Walters, SP Andreoli, V Strazdins   +12 more
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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
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