Assessment of the nutritional status in children with tuberculosis as a guide for successful treatment
Scientific Journal of Al-Azhar Medical Faculty [Girls] [The]. 2000; 21 (Supp. 1): 1081-1091
in English
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ABSTRACT
This work was intended to study the nutritional status of tuberculous patients to form a strategy for intervention. It was carried out on 71 infants and children. Pulmonary TB occurred in 51 cases and cervical TB lymphadenitis in 16 cases. There were 63.3% cases with normal nutrition, 32.5% stunted cases, 2.8% wasted cases and 1.4% wasted and stunted cases. There were 44 BCG-vaccinated cases and 27 non-vaccinated ones. Tuberculin test was positive in all cases. It was concluded that malnutrition, especially stunting, was so common among TB children, especially in females
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
/
Child
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Nutritional Status
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Malnutrition
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Sci. J. Al-Azhar Med. Fac. [Girls]
Year:
2000
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