Browsing Centre for Genomics and Child Health by Author "Mwapenya, B"
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Inflammation and epithelial repair predict mortality, hospital readmission, and growth recovery in complicated severe acute malnutrition.
Sturgeon, JP; Tome, J; Dumbura, C; Majo, FD; Ngosa, D; Mutasa, K; Zyambo, K; Besa, E; Chandwe, K; Kapoma, C (2024-02-28)Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is the most high-risk form of undernutrition, particularly when children require hospitalization for complications. Complicated SAM is a multisystem disease with high inpatient and postdischarge ... -
Severe acute malnutrition promotes bacterial binding over proinflammatory cytokine secretion by circulating innate immune cells.
Phiri, TN; Mutasa, K; Rukobo, S; Govha, M; Mushayanembwa, P; Mwakamui, S; Haider, T; Zyambo, K; Dumbura, C; Tome, J (2023-11-03)Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have high infectious mortality and morbidity, implicating defects in their immune defenses. We hypothesized that circulating innate immune cells from children (0 to 59 months) ...