| Vitamin A status in early childhood diarrhoea, respiratory infection and in maternal and cord blood. | |
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PMID: 8820614 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Serum vitamin A levels were estimated in (i) 125 rural children (0-36 months old) with diarrhoea, and/or acute lower respiratory tract infection and (ii) 61 pregnant rural women and their off-springs. Mean serum vitamin A levels were 127.3, 112.1 and 94.0 mu g/dl, respectively, in diarrhoea, acute lower respiratory infection, and in children having both the illnesses. These levels were lower than the control (148.0 mu g/dl). However, level <20 mu g/dl diagnostic of deficiency was not observed in any child. The malnutrition and duration of illness over 4 days significantly decreased the mean serum vitamin A level. The vitamin A levels of children who died were not significantly different than those who recovered. The maternal mean levels of serum vitamin A were higher than the cord levels, both being within normal range. |
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Authors:
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D K Agarwal; S V Singh; V Gupta; K N Agarwal |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of tropical pediatrics Volume: 42 ISSN: 0142-6338 ISO Abbreviation: J. Trop. Pediatr. Publication Date: 1996 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-12-02 Completed Date: 1996-12-02 Revised Date: 2006-03-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8010948 Medline TA: J Trop Pediatr Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 12-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Paediatrics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. |
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Child, Preschool Diarrhea, Infantile / blood* Female Fetal Blood / chemistry* Humans India Infant Infant, Newborn Poverty Pregnancy / blood* Respiratory Tract Infections / blood* Rural Health Vitamin A / blood* Vitamin A Deficiency / prevention & control* |
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11103-57-4/Vitamin A |
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