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Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis to prevent mortality amongst children with complicated severe acute malnutrition: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial

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Children with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a greatly increased risk of mortality from infections while in hospital and after discharge. In HIV-infected children, mortality and admission to hospital are prevented by daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis, despite locally reported bacterial resistance to co-trimoxazole. We aimed to assess the effi cacy of daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis on survival in children without HIV being treated for complicated SAM....
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Berkley, J., Fegan, G., Ngari, M., Thitiri, J., Mwalekwa, L., Timbwa, M., Hamid, F., Ali, R., Shangala, J., Mturi, G., Jones, K., Alphan, H., Mutai, B., Bandika, V., Hemed, T., Awuondo, K., Morpeth, S., & Kariuki, S. (2016). Daily co-trimoxazole prophylaxis to prevent mortality amongst children with complicated severe acute malnutrition: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. Lancet Global Health, 4(7), e464–e473.

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Berkley, J, et al. “Daily Co-Trimoxazole Prophylaxis to Prevent Mortality amongst Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition: a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial.” Lancet Global Health, vol. 4, no. 7, 2016, pp. e464–e473.

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Berkley, J, G Fegan, M Ngari, et al. 2016. “Daily Co-Trimoxazole Prophylaxis to Prevent Mortality amongst Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition: a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial.” Lancet Global Health 4 (7): e464–e473.
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+ Berkley, J More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDM
Sub department:: Tropical Medicine
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+ Fegan, G More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDM
Sub department:: Tropical Medicine
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+ Ngari, M More by this author

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+ Thitiri, J More by this author

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+ Mwalekwa, L More by this author

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Funding agency for:: Berkley, J
Grant:: WT083579MA

Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Lancet Global Health More from this journal
Volume:: 4
Issue:: 7
Pages:: e464–e473
Publication date:: 2016-06-01
Acceptance date:: 2016-05-23
DOI:: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30096-1
ISSN:: 2214-109X

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Source identifiers:: 624290
Deposit date:: 2016-05-27
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