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17582575

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Diarrhea is a leading cause of death among children <5 years of age and can be exacerbated by micronutrient malnutrition. Vitamin A supplementation given every 6 months reduces the mortality rate by 23% among children 6-59 months of age and reduces the severity of diarrhea, but it does not affect overall diarrhea-associated morbidity. When given for the treatment of diarrhea, vitamin A appears to have no effect on the duration of the diarrheal episode and is not recommended for routine treatment of diarrhea. Regular zinc supplementation has been shown to reduce diarrhea prevalence and mortality, yet global programmatic recommendations regarding prophylactic zinc supplementation have not been made. Short-course daily zinc supplementation shortens the duration (a 15%-24% reduction) and severity of the episode and is now recommended for the treatment of all episodes of diarrhea occurring among children <5 years of age. Folic acid supplementation does not appear to be effective in the prevention or treatment of diarrheal disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1537-6591
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
45 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S73-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Micronutrients and diarrheal disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't