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A reduced carbohydrate and lactose-free formulation for stabilization among hospitalized children with severe acute malnutrition: a double blind, randomized controlled trial

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Background Children with medically complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have high risk of inpatient mortality. Diarrhea, carbohydrate malabsorption, and refeeding syndrome may contribute to early mortality and delayed recovery. We tested the hypothesis that a lactose-free, low-carbohydrate F75 milk would serve to limit these risks, thereby reducing the number of days in the stabilization phase. Methods and findings In a multicenter double-blind trial,... Expand abstract
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pmed.1002747

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PLoS Medicine Journal website
Volume:
16
Issue:
2
Article number:
e1002747
Publication date:
2019-02-26
Acceptance date:
2019-01-18
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EISSN:
1549-1676
ISSN:
1549-1277
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pubs:969808
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uuid:de1fa24a-c49c-4d37-a0a1-48e5b7498b84
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pubs:969808
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969808
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2019-02-09

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