Effect of antenatal zinc supplementation on impetigo in infants in Bangladesh

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 407-409

  Darmstadt, Gary L ^a   Osendarp, Saskia J M ^b,c   Ahmed, Saifuddin ^a   Feldman, Candace ^a   Van Raaij, Joop M A ^c   Baqui, Abdullah H ^a   Hautvast, J G A J ^c   Fuchs, George J ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

acute lower respiratory infection; impetigo; infant; morbidity; photograph; pneumonia; skin infection; supplementation; zinc

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOCIAL STATUS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; ZINC;

EID: 84858795196     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318243e232     Document Type: Article

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