Study of Contact of TB and Measles in Malnourished Children at A Tertiary Care Centre
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
The important role of malnutrition in child death is that most nutritional deficiencies, including vitamin A and Zinc, impair immune function and other host defenses leading to a cycle of longer lasting and more severe infection and even worsening nutritional status. Thus inadequate intake, infection and poor nutritional status are intimately linked. Aim is to study the contact of TB and measles in malnourished children. Information was collected from interview with the parents and examination of under five years children was entered in a predesigned and pretested proforma of the study. History of contact of tuberculosis was present in 9.2% children. While measles in malnourished children is 31.1%, which has significance, precipitate of severe grade of malnutrition as compared to no history of measles.
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Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma, Dr. Harimohan Ujjainiya, Dr. Rajesh Gaur
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