Vitamin a supplementation of vitamin a deficient measles patients lowers the risk of measles-related pneumonia in zambian children.

Francisco J Rosales

Journal: The Journal of nutrition 2003;132(12):3700-3

PMID: 12468610

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Abstract

This is an a posteriori analysis of previously published data to assess whether improving vitamin A (VA) status resolves measles-related pneumonia (MP). Nonhospitalized acute measles patients (2 d of rash onset) had their VA status determined based on the molar ratio of retinol-binding protein to transthyretin (RBP/TTR). Using a cutoff value of

Address: Department of Nutrition, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.12.3700