Developing shelf-stable Microbiota Directed Complementary Food (MDCF) prototypes for malnourished children: study protocol for a randomized, single-blinded, clinical study

Abstract Background Childhood undernutrition is a major public health concern that needs special attention to achieve 2025 global nutrition targets. Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), manifest as wasting (low weight-for-height), affects 33 million children under 5, yet there are currently no global...

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Main Authors: Ishita Mostafa, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Subhasish Das, Md Amran Gazi, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Kazi Nazmus Saqeeb, Mustafa Mahfuz, Hannah B. Lynn, Michael J. Barratt, Jeffrey I. Gordon, Tahmeed Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03436-6