Infections in Children Admitted with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger
Authors
Page, A-Lde Rekeneire, N
Sayadi, S
Aberrane, S
Janssens, A-C
Rieux, C
Djibo, A
Manuguerra, J-C
Ducou-le-Pointe, H
Grais, R
Schaefer, M
Guerin, P
Baron, E
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Epidemiology and Population Health, Epicentre, Paris, France. anne-laure.page@epicentre.msf.orgIssue Date
2013-07-17Submitted date
2013-07-25
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PloS OneAbstract
Although malnutrition affects thousands of children throughout the Sahel each year and predisposes them to infections, there is little data on the etiology of infections in these populations. We present a clinical and biological characterization of infections in hospitalized children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in Maradi, Niger.Publisher
Public Library of SciencePubMed ID
23874731Language
enISSN
1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0068699
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