Use of the lactulose to mannitol ratio to evaluate childhood environmental enteric dysfunction: A systematic review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages S213-S219

  Denno, Donna M ^a   VanBuskirk, Kelley ^b   Nelson, Zakia C ^b   Musser, Christine A ^b   Hay Burgess, Deborah C ^b   Tarr, Phillip I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

intestinal diseases diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTULOSE; MANNITOL;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENTEROPATHY; GROWTH DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; URINE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; LACTULOSE; MANNITOL; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POVERTY;

EID: 84913525063     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu541     Document Type: Article

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