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20631326

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-23
pubmed:abstractText
Diarrhea and pneumonia are the 2 main causes of death in children under 5 y of age. Short courses of zinc administration are now recommended for treatment of childhood diarrhea and some studies have also shown its beneficial effect on treatment of pneumonia. The objective of our study was to assess the efficacy of zinc administration (10 mg/d for children 2-11 mo and 20 mg/d for >or= 12 mo of age) for 14 d on preventing diarrheal and respiratory illnesses for 6 mo of follow-up. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in children 2-35 mo of age with community-acquired pneumonia. The number of illness episodes and time until the first episode of various illnesses were compared between the 2 study groups. After 14 d of zinc supplementation, plasma zinc was significantly higher in the group receiving zinc. However, this difference was not detectable at 1 and 2.5 mo after the end of zinc administration. Of 2628 enrolled cases, a total of 2599 (99%) were available for assessment after the completion of zinc supplementation. The number of hospital visits and the median number of days until the first episode of pneumonia, diarrhea, and dysentery was similar in the 2 groups. The hazard ratios (95% CI) were 1.02 (0.92, 1.14) for nonsevere pneumonia, 1.11 (0.72, 1.73) for severe pneumonia, 1.07 (0.91, 1.26) for diarrhea, and 0.96 (0.69, 1.34) for dysentery. A short course of zinc supplementation given during an episode of pneumonia did not prevent diarrheal or respiratory illness over the next 6 mo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1541-6100
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
140
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1677-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Two weeks of zinc administration to Nepalese children with pneumonia does not reduce the incidence of pneumonia or diarrhea during the next six months.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't