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Predictors of death in under-five children with diarrhoea admitted to a critical care ward in an urban hospital in Bangladesh

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Chisti, M.J., Pietroni, M.A., Smith, J.H., et al.

Full Citation:

Chisti, M.J., Pietroni, M.A., Smith, J.H., et al. 2011. Predictors of death in under-five children with diarrhoea admitted to a critical care ward in an urban hospital in Bangladesh. Acta Paediatrica. 100(12).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Vaccines are critical for malnourished and immunocompromised children.

Key Evidence: A study of children under 5 years of age in Dhaka, Bangladesh found that severely malnourished children were nearly 8 times more likely to suffer death from diarrhea than those who were not severely malnourished.

Children with malnutrition are at greater risk of death from vaccine-preventable diseases than are children with no significant signs of malnourishment.