Lactose intolerance among severely malnourished children with diarrhoea admitted to the nutrition unit, Mulago hospital, Uganda

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lactose intolerance is a common complication of diarrhoea in infants with malnutrition and a cause of treatment failure. A combination of nutritional injury and infectious insults in severe protein energy malnutrition reduces the cap...

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Main Authors: Mworozi Edison, Kalyesubula Israel, Nyeko Richard, Bachou Hanifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/10/31