Diarrhoea complicating severe acute malnutrition in Kenyan children: a prospective descriptive study of risk factors and outcome.

Diarrhoea complicating severe acute malnutrition in Kenyan children: a prospective descriptive study of risk factors and outcome.

<h4>Background</h4>Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) accounts for two million deaths worldwide annually. In those hospitalised with SAM, concomitant infections and diarrhoea are frequent complications resulting in adverse outcome. We examined the clinical and laboratory features on admissi...

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Main Authors: Alison Talbert, Nahashon Thuo, Japhet Karisa, Charles Chesaro, Eric Ohuma, James Ignas, James A Berkley, Christopher Toromo, Sarah Atkinson, Kathryn Maitland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0038321&type=printable
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