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Zinc Supplementation Promotes a Th1 Response and Improves Clinical Symptoms in Fewer Hours in Children With Pneumonia Younger Than 5 Years Old. A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Background: Pneumonia caused 704,000 deaths in children younger than 5 years in 2015. Zinc is an important micronutrient due to its role in immune function. Since 2004, WHO recommends zinc supplementation for children with diarrhea to shorten the duration and decrease severity. Zinc supplementation...

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Autores principales: Acevedo-Murillo, Jorge Alberto, García León, Miguel Leonardo, Firo-Reyes, Verónica, Santiago-Cordova, Jorge Luis, Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Alejandra Pamela, Wong-Chew, Rosa María
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6874056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31803694
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2019.00431