Effectiveness of three commonly used transition phase diets in the inpatient management of children with severe acute malnutrition: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Malawi

Effectiveness of three commonly used transition phase diets in the inpatient management of children with severe acute malnutrition: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Malawi

Abstract Background The case fatality rate of severely malnourished children during inpatient treatment is high and mortality is often associated with diarrhea. As intestinal carbohydrate absorption is impaired in severe acute malnutrition (SAM), differences in dietary formulations during nutritiona...

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Main Authors: Christian J. Versloot, Wieger Voskuijl, Sara J. van Vliet, Meta van den Heuvel, Jane C. Carter, Ajib Phiri, Marko Kerac, Geert Tom Heikens, Patrick F. van Rheenen, Robert H. J. Bandsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Carbohydrate malabsorption
Diarrhea
F75
F100
Ready-to-use therapeutic food
SAM
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-017-0860-6

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