Bhandari, N. ; Bahl, R. ; Hambidge, K. M. ; Bhan, M. K. (1996) Increased diarrhoeal and respiratory morbidity in association with zinc deficiency - a preliminary report Acta Paediatrica, 85 (2). pp. 148-150. ISSN 0803-5253
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Abstract
Plasma zinc levels, in a cohort of 116 children aged 12-59 months recently recovered from an episode of acute diarrhoea attending a community health clinic in an urban slum, were related to diarrhoeal and respiratory morbidity in the 3 month period following recovery. Children with low plasma zinc levels (< 60 μg dl-1) spent a significantly greater number of days with watery diarrhoea (rate ratio 1.69 (95% confidence intervals 1.03-2.78)), diarrhoea associated with fever (rate ratio 1.88 (95% confidence intervals 1.05-3.34)), and acute lower respiratory tract infections (rate ratio 2.69 (95% confidence intervals 1.64-4.38)).
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| Keywords: | Acute Lower Respiratory Infections; Diarrhoea; Zinc Efficiency |
| ID Code: | 2459 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Oct 2010 11:33 |
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