Zinc deficiency-associated dermatitis in infants during a nationwide shortage of injectable zinc - Washington, DC, and Houston, TX, 2012-2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 35-37

  Ruktanonchai, Duke ^a   Lowe, Michael ^a   Norton, Scott A ^b   Garrett, Tiana ^a   Soghier, Lamia ^c   Weiss, Edward ^a   Hatfield, June ^c   Lapinski, Jeffrey ^c   Abrams, Steven ^a   Barfield, Wanda ^d,e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Dept of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; DERMATITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; UNITED STATES;

CHOLESTASIS; DERMATITIS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TEXAS; ZINC;

EID: 84892746929     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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