Pneumonia zinc supplementation

There is growing evidence that zinc supplementation reduces the risk of pneumonia. A pooled analysis of five randomized controlled trials reported a 34% reduction... [Pg.378]

Zinc Investigators Collaborative Group (Bhutta ZA, Black RE, Brown KH, Meeks Gardner J, Gore S, Hidayat A, Khatun F, Martorell R, Ninh NX, Penny ME, Rosado JL, Roy SK, Ruel M, Sazawal S, and Shankar A) (1999) Prevention of diarrhea and pneumonia by zinc supplementation in children in developing countries Pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Pediatrics 135 689-697. [Pg.513]

Supplemental zinc demonstrated to decrease the prevalence of diarrhea and pneumonia among malnourished children in Vietnam... [Pg.506]

Lower respiratory tract infections Zinc deficiency appears to be associated with an increased incidence of pneumonia. Evidence thus far indicates that supplemental zinc reduces the incidence of pneumonia in children by about 40%. [Pg.511]

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