Low Hepcidin Levels in Severely Anemic Malawian Children with High Incidence of Infectious Diseases and Bone Marrow Iron Deficiency

INTRODUCTION: A reliable diagnostic biomarker of iron status is required for severely anemic children living in malarious areas because presumptive treatment with iron may increase their infection risk if they are not iron deficient. Current biomarkers are limited because they are altered by host in...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jonker, Femkje A. M., Calis, Job C. J., Phiri, Kamija, Kraaijenhagen, Rob J., Brabin, Bernard J., Faragher, Brian, Wiegerinck, Erwin T., Tjalsma, Harold, Swinkels, Dorine W., Boele van Hensbroek, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24339866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078964

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24339866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078964

Ejemplares similares