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Stunting Status and Exposure to Infection and Inflammation in Early Life Shape Antibacterial Immune Cell Function Among Zimbabwean Children

BACKGROUND: Children who are stunted (length-for-age Z-score<-2) are at greater risk of infectious morbidity and mortality. Previous studies suggest that stunted children have elevated inflammatory biomarkers, but no studies have characterised their capacity to respond to new infections (i.e., th...

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Autores principales: Mutasa, Kuda, Tome, Joice, Rukobo, Sandra, Govha, Margaret, Mushayanembwa, Patience, Matimba, Farai S., Chiorera, Courage K., Majo, Florence D., Tavengwa, Naume V., Mutasa, Batsirai, Chasekwa, Bernard, Humphrey, Jean H., Ntozini, Robert, Prendergast, Andrew J., Bourke, Claire D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9234645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35769481
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.899296