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SUBMITTER: Fataki MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3967446 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fataki Maulidi R MR Kisenge Rodrick R RR Sudfeld Christopher R CR Aboud Said S Okuma James J Mehta Saurabh S Spiegelman Donna D Fawzi Wafaie W WW
Journal of tropical pediatrics 20131105 2
<h4>Background</h4>Zinc supplementation prevents incident pneumonia in children; however, the effect for pneumonia treatment remains unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of zinc supplements (daily 25 mg) adjunct to antibiotic treatment of radiology-confirmed acute pneumonia was conducted among hospitalized children (6-36 months) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.<h4>Results</h4>The trial was stopped early due to low enrollment, primarily owing to exclusion of chi ...[more]