Diarrhoea Complicating Severe Acute Malnutrition in Kenyan Children: A Prospective Descriptive Study of Risk Factors and Outcome

BACKGROUND: 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 admission and outcome of c...

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Autores principales: Talbert, Alison, Thuo, Nahashon, Karisa, Japhet, Chesaro, Charles, Ohuma, Eric, Ignas, James, Berkley, James A., Toromo, Christopher, Atkinson, Sarah, Maitland, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22675542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038321

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22675542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038321

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