Effect of scheduled antimicrobial and nicotinamide treatment on linear growth in children in rural Tanzania: A factorial randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Effect of scheduled antimicrobial and nicotinamide treatment on linear growth in children in rural Tanzania: A factorial randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Stunting among children in low-resource settings is associated with enteric pathogen carriage and micronutrient deficiencies. Our goal was to test whether administration of scheduled antimicrobials and daily nicotinamide improved linear growth in a region with a high p...

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Main Authors: Mark D DeBoer, James A Platts-Mills, Sarah E Elwood, Rebecca J Scharf, Joann M McDermid, Anne W Wanjuhi, Samwel Jatosh, Siphael Katengu, Tarina C Parpia, Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade, Jean Gratz, Erling Svensen, Jonathan R Swann, Jeffrey R Donowitz, Paschal Mdoe, Sokoine Kivuyo, Eric R Houpt, Estomih Mduma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003617

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003617

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