Extended Follow-up From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Routine Amoxicillin in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger

Sheila Isanaka; Kyra H Grantz; Fatou Berthé; Myrto Schaefer; Eric Adehossi; Rebecca F Grais

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5189

Extended Follow-up From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Routine Amoxicillin in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Niger

JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Mar 1;174(3):295-297. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.5189.

Authors

Sheila Isanaka^{1

2

3}, Kyra H Grantz^{1

4}, Fatou Berthé⁵, Myrto Schaefer⁶, Eric Adehossi⁷, Rebecca F Grais¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Research, Epicentre, Paris, France.
² Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Department of Biology and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville.
⁵ Epicentre, Niamey, Niger.
⁶ Médecins Sans Frontières Operational Center Paris, Paris, France.
⁷ National Hospital, Niamey, Niger.

Abstract

This study is an extended follow-up of a randomized clinical trial of routine amoxicillin use for infants experiencing uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition in Niger.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amoxicillin / therapeutic use*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Male
Niger
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Severe Acute Malnutrition / drug therapy*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Amoxicillin

Grants and funding

U54 GM088491/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States