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Fat and lean mass predict time to hospital readmission or mortality in children treated for complicated severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia

HIV and severe wasting are associated with post-discharge mortality and hospital readmission among children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM); however, the reasons remain unclear. We assessed body composition at hospital discharge, stratified by HIV and oedema status, in a cohort of c...

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Autores principales: Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Mutsa, Dumbura, Cherlynn, Ngosa, Deophine, Majo, Florence D., Piper, Joe D., Sturgeon, Jonathan P., Nathoo, Kusum J., Amadi, Beatrice, Norris, Shane, Chasekwa, Bernard, Ntozini, Robert, Wells, Jonathan C., Kelly, Paul, Prendergast, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10442795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36573378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114522004056