Antibiotics as Part of the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
Antibiotics as Part of the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In this randomized, controlled trial involving 2767 Malawian children with severe acute malnutrition, use of antibiotics (for the first 7 days) with the initiation of therapeutic food reduced mortality and increased weight gain.
The contribution of severe acute malnutrition to the overall burden of childhood morbidity and mortality is enormous,...
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Antibiotics as Part of the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3654668
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3654668
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0028-4793
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1533-4406,1995-7270
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1202851
