C-reactive protein as a marker of infection in children with severe acute malnutrition in Khartoum state, Sudan

Severe acute malnutrition and acute systemic infection are often synergistic in children and lead to considerable mortality. The main aim of this research was to determine whether children with severe acute malnutrition can mount an acute phase reactant response measured by C-reactive protein. This...

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Main Authors: Abdelmoneim E.M. Kheir, Balla G. Gebreel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-08-01
Series:Healthcare in Low-resource Settings
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hls/article/view/6401