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Measuring Food Insecurity in Children under 5 Years of Age with Acute Undernutrition in Valle Del Cauca-Colombia.
Children (Basel)
September 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Universidad del Valle, Cali 760001, Colombia.
Unlabelled: Malnutrition is a global problem that affects all countries in one or more of its forms, representing one of the greatest challenges worldwide. One of the key contributing factors is food insecurity, which must be evaluated in children with moderate and severe acute malnutrition, as they are at imminent risk of death.
Objective: Our objective was to assess food insecurity among children under 5 years old with moderate, and severe malnutrition from Valle del Cauca, a state located in the southwestern region of Colombia.
The Spectrum of Pathogens Associated with Infections in African Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Scoping Review.
Trop Med Infect Dis
October 2024
Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar 540271, Nigeria.
Article Synopsis
- Understanding the link between infections and severe acute malnutrition is crucial for effectively managing malnourished children in Africa, but research on the pathogens affecting this population is limited.
- A systematic review of 60 studies identified 5,845 pathogens, primarily focusing on viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi, with significant contributions from HIV and malaria.
- The study highlights a concerning lack of data on fungal infections and antibiotic resistance, as well as high fatality rates in malnourished children, emphasizing the need for more comprehensive research in this area.
Hepatic mitochondrial and peroxisomal alterations in acutely ill malnourished Malawian children: A postmortem cohort study.
Glob Pediatr
September 2024
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- The study aimed to investigate liver histopathology in children who died of acute illness in Malawi, specifically looking at nutritional status and its effects on liver mitochondria and peroxisomes.
- Researchers collected liver tissue from eleven children under five, categorizing them into non-wasted, severely wasted, and edematous malnutrition groups to analyze histological differences using advanced microscopy techniques.
- Results showed that children with edematous malnutrition had significantly fewer and more abnormal mitochondria compared to the other groups, indicating that targeting liver metabolic functions could help improve outcomes for children suffering from severe malnutrition.
Malnutrition stratified by marasmus and kwashiorkor in adult patients with heart failure.
Sci Rep
August 2024
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Malnutrition is classified into marasmus and kwashiorkor in children. However, the clinical significance of these aspects is unclear in adult patients with heart failure (HF). We divided 2308 adult patients with HF into four groups according to marasmus type (body mass index < 18.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidemiology and clinical characteristics of acute malnutrition among under-5 children attending a rural hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
August 2024
Faculty of Medicine, Official University of Bukavu, Bukavu.
Article Synopsis
- Acute malnutrition is a significant public health issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially impacting children under 5, with a high prevalence (25%) identified in a recent study.
- The most affected age group is between 13 and 24 months, predominantly males, with Kwashiorkor being the most common type, presenting symptoms like abdominal bloating, weight loss, diarrhea, and vomiting.
- While 10.1% of the cases resulted in death, 89.9% recovered, highlighting the need for effective management, as therapeutic milk showed positive results in treatment outcomes.
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