Background Malnutrition underlies 45% of under-5 deaths globally. Severe acute
malnutrition (SAM) is the most serious form of undernutrition, characterized by wasting with …

Background The intestine of children with severe malnutrition (SM) shows structural and
functional changes that are linked to increased infection and mortality. SM dysregulates the …

Understanding the interplay between infections and severe acute malnutrition is critical in
attaining good clinical outcomes when managing malnourished children. However, review …

Abstract Background/Objectives Malnutrition underlies 45% of deaths in children under-5
years annually. Children hospitalised with complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) …

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major challenge in low-income countries and gut
microbiota (GM) dysbiosis may play a role in its etiology. Here, we determined the GM …

Background Management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been a program priority in
Ethiopia, but it remains the leading cause of mortality in under-five children. Hence, this …

Background Despite consistent efforts to reduce child undernutrition, severe acute
malnutrition (SAM) continues to be a serious obstacle to child survival and development in …

Background: Environmental enteropathy (EE) contributes to growth failure in millions of
children worldwide, but its relationship to clinical malnutrition has not been elucidated. We …

Background Mortality among children under 5 years of age admitted to malnutrition units in
sub-Saharan Africa remains high. The burden of HIV infection, a major risk factor for …

Background Malnutrition is still a global public health problem contributing for under-five
morbidity and mortality. The case is similar in Ethiopia in which severe acute malnutrition is …