Endotoxemia in Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Endotoxemia in Protein-Energy Malnutrition

The plasma endotoxin levels of 16 severely malnourished Thai children were determined by the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. Endotoxemia was present in seven children (44%) on admission to the hospital and was associated with the coexistence of vitamin A deficiency. Protein-energy malnutrition is as...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 1988-03, Vol.7 (2), p.225-228
Hauptverfasser: Klein, Kenneth, Fuchs, George J, Kulapongs, Panja, Mertz, Gregory, Suskind, Robert M, Olson, Robert E
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacterial Infections - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Endotoxins - blood
Humans
Infant
Limulus Test
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - blood
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - complications
Vitamin A Deficiency - complications
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Zusammenfassung:The plasma endotoxin levels of 16 severely malnourished Thai children were determined by the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. Endotoxemia was present in seven children (44%) on admission to the hospital and was associated with the coexistence of vitamin A deficiency. Protein-energy malnutrition is associated with the presence of endotoxemia.
ISSN:0277-2116
1536-4801
DOI:10.1097/00005176-198803000-00012