Malnutrition and infection: complex mechanisms and global impacts

The authors discuss current concepts and controversies surrounding the complex influences of malnutrition on infection and immunity, and point to practical consequences of countermeasures in acute malnutrition.

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS medicine 2007-05, Vol.4 (5), p.e115-e115
Hauptverfasser:	Schaible, Ulrich E, Kaufmann, Stefan H E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS Animals Body mass index Causes of Comorbidity Diabetes Mellitus - immunology Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology Energy consumption Genetic aspects Global Health Health aspects HIV HIV Infection/AIDS HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - immunology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunity Immunology Infection Infection - epidemiology Infection - immunology Infectious Diseases International aspects Leptin Leptin - immunology Malaria - epidemiology Malaria - immunology Malnutrition - epidemiology Malnutrition - immunology Measles - epidemiology Measles - immunology Medicine in Developing Countries Non-Clinical Medicine Nutrition Nutrition and Metabolism Obesity Obesity - immunology Obesity - physiopathology Pediatrics Pediatrics and Child Health Protein-energy malnutrition Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology Protein-Energy Malnutrition - immunology Public Health and Epidemiology Research in Translation Risk Factors Statistics T-Lymphocytes - immunology Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis - immunology Virology
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Zusammenfassung:	The authors discuss current concepts and controversies surrounding the complex influences of malnutrition on infection and immunity, and point to practical consequences of countermeasures in acute malnutrition.
ISSN:	1549-1676 1549-1277 1549-1676
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pmed.0040115