The assembly of microbial communities within the gastrointestinal tract during early life plays
a critical role in immune, endocrine, metabolic, and other host developmental pathways …

Summary Background & Aims Child stunting (impaired height-for-age) is a marker of chronic
undernutrition and results from insufficient energy and nutrient uptakes. Stunting has severe …

The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

As further trials are planned, key gaps in knowledge can be filled by applying new tools to re-
examine old questions relating to immune competence during and after infection events and …

Background Mortality among children with acute illness in low-income and middle-income
settings remains unacceptably high and the importance of post-discharge mortality is …

Childhood malnutrition is a major public health concern, as it is associated with significant
short-and long-term morbidity and mortality. The objective of this review was to …

This guideline will have new recommendations on the prevention of wasting and on the
clinical management of moderate wasting. It will also update and consolidate the …

Objectives To update the current evidence base on paediatric postdischarge mortality (PDM)
in developing countries. Secondary objectives included an evaluation of risk factors, timing …

Background Under-five mortality remains concentrated in resource-poor countries. Post-
discharge mortality is becoming increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to …

Background Although pneumonia is a leading cause of inpatient mortality, deaths may also
occur after discharge from hospital. However, prior studies have been small, in selected …