Characterisation of metabolic acidosis in Kenyan children admitted to hospital for acute non-surgical conditions

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 401-409

  Sasi, P ^a,c   English, M ^a   Berkley, J ^a   Lowe, B ^a   Shebe, M ^a   Mwakesi, R ^a   Kokwaro, G ^a,b  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Anion gap; Children; Kenya; Malaria; Stewart's approach

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; KENYA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACIDOSIS; ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; KETONES; LACTATES; LUNG DISEASES; MALARIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALICYLATES;

EID: 33644641683     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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