Phenotype is sustained during hospital readmissions following treatment for complicated severe malnutrition among Kenyan children: A retrospective cohort study

Hospital readmission is common among children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (cSAM) but not well-characterised. Two distinct cSAM phenotypes, marasmus and kwashiorkor, exist but their pathophysiology and whether the same phenotype persists at relapse are unclear. We aimed to test the ass...

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Main Authors: Gonzales, GB, Ngari, MM, Njunge, JM, Thitiri, J, Mwalekwa, L, Mturi, N, Mwangome, MK, Ogwang, C, Nyaguara, A, Berkley, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019